Ghana: WWII Veteran Fundraises for Coronavirus Frontline Workers

A 95-year-old World War II veteran in Ghana has walked 3 km a day for seven days to raise money to support health workers on the frontline of fighting the coronavirus in Africa.

World War II veteran Joseph Hammond looked sprightly as he finished the final leg of his fundraising walk through the Ghanaian capital Accra on Monday, completing 2 miles (3.2 km) a day for seven days.

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