Owusu-Ankomah shows appreciation, after recovering from COVID-19.

Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland, Papa Owusu Ankomah has recovered from the novel Covid-19 coronavirus infection.

In a statement signed by the Commissioner that confirmed the heartwarming news,  he thanked all and sundry for their to his family and the commission during his difficult times.

“Words cannot express the depth of our gratitude and I am fortunate to know that I have the concern of each and every one of you,” he said.

In the statement, Papa Owusu Ankomah expressed gratitude for the support shown him in diverse ways during the period of ill health.

There were words of appreciation to President Akufo-Addo and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey who helped manage affairs at the High Commission while he was indisposed.

He extended gratitude to health workers who attended to him.

“I am inspired by their abilities, diligence, selflessness, sensibility, and devotion to the calling,” he said of them.

“I remain optimistic and I strongly believe that the U.K and Ghana, and the rest of the world will overcome this virus.”

The former Member of Parliament for Sekondi contracted the virus on April 10, 2020, while at his base in the United Kingdom. April 10, 2020, and was shortly sent to the Intensive Care Unit of the Royal Free Hospital in London.

The Commissioner in his recovery statement acknowledged the devastating effect the pandemic has had on world economies and the lives of persons across the globe.

He entreated Ghanaians in the UK to adhere to all safety precautions laid down by UK authorities to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus.