Tuesday 7 July 2020

Ghanaian textile company launches fabric designs to remember Covid-19

Oredola Adeola with agency report|


 A Ghanaian fabric company, Ghana Textiles Printing (GTP) has launched a new line of designs inspired by the Covid-19 pandemic, to remember the impact of the virus.

The fabric company is using artistic symbols including padlocks, keys and planes to depict some of the actions taken by the citizens and government to combat the spread of coronavirus in its line of new fabrics.

Padlocks symbolise the lockdown measures (Photo: BBC)


Stephen Badu, a spokeman of the company told BBC that “GDP is putting a positive twist on a negative phenomenon.

“We are a business that tells stories and we tell our stories through our designs.

"We believe that it is going to leave a mark in the history of the world, and it’s important that generations that come after us get to know that once upon a time, such a phenomenon occurred.” he said


This design with planes shows how Ghana restricted flights in and out of the country (Photo: BBC)


Reported cases of Coronavirus infection in Ghana is put at 21,968, while 17,156 people recovered, despite being  one of country with lowest number of deaths from the virus.

President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo has entered 14-day self-isolation after he was exposed to someone who had contracted the virus within en close circles.

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