President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has further extended the closure of Ghana’s borders to a further two-week period.
This was announced by the knowledge Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah via his social media handle.
“Hi Folks, President @NAkufoAddo has by a replacement executive instrument, EI 66, extended the closure of Ghana’s borders by another fortnight effective midnight tomorrow April 5.” Oppong Nkrumah’s post on Twitter read.
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah explained that the move is to make sure that the danger of importation of COVID-19 cases will remain curtailed while the government focuses on the improved tracing and testing program currently underway.
“Mr. President believes that these tough decisions are necessary to guard the lives of Ghanaians despite the inconvenience it causes to several .”
First border closure
The president ordered the primary closure of Ghana’s borders on Sunday, March 22, 2020. This was intended to curb the escalation of the Coronavirus infection rate within the country.
“Anybody who comes into the country, before midnight on Sunday, is going to be mandatorily quarantined and tested for the virus.”
President Akufo-Addo announced during his broadcast to the state on Saturday, March 21, 2020.
He said all the country’s borders- land, air, and sea- are going to be closed in the dark on Sunday.
“Anyone who comes is going to be quarantined for 14 days. The closure will, however, not apply to goods, supplies, and cargo,” he added
Meanwhile, the Ghana Health Service yesterday announced Ghana has since recorded 205 coronavirus cases with a price of 5 as of April 3, 2020.
The post added, “We still thank essential service providers who are at the frontlines of this COVID-19 response program. We also thank the people of Ghana for his or her cooperation so far. #ThisTooShallPass”
Check the tweet on the Minister of Information twitter handle below:
https://twitter.com/konkrumah?
Source: Ghanaweb