Ambassador Emmanuel Enos with Ghanaian community members
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226 Ghanaians living in Qatar were repatriated to the West African over the weekend after being stranded in the Asian country following the outbreak of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in the Asian country.
The government of Ghana was moved to taking the action to bring its citizens back home as most of them had lost their jobs in Qatar after companies were closed down because of the outbreak of the deadly disease.
Losing their jobs and also source of income left the Ghanaians working in the Asian country stratnded as they could not pay their rent as well as their living expenses.
Ghana's embassy in Doha Friday repatriated the first batch of stranded Ghanaians from Qatar onboard a chartered Ethiopian Airlines flight.
Ghanaian ambassador Emmanuel Enos, along with a number of his staff and Ghanaian Community chairman Stephen Adjei, were at Hamad International Airport (HIA) to ensure the smooth departure of their compatriots.