President Akufo Addo has ordered the closure of all of Ghana’s borders, land, air, and sea to human traffic effective midnight Sunday, March 22, 2020, for the next two weeks in the wake of coronavirus outbreak in the country.
According to the President, anybody who comes into the country before midnight on Sunday will be mandatorily quarantined and tested for the virus.
Addressing the country in a national broadcast Saturday night, President Akufo Addo however, noted that the closure does not apply to goods, supplies, and cargo.
He added that the Ministry of Health will not only stump up its contact tracing effort but will also see to it that all persons who have been identified as having come into contact with infected persons are tested for the virus.
“More personal protection equipment are being procured to beef up supplies for our frontline health workers. Fifty thousand additional test kids have been ordered and are expected in the country very shortly. The Ministry of Health is mobilizing new and retired healthcare professionals to augment our preparedness in dealing with the possible surge in infections,” President Akufo Addo stated.
Ghana has recorded 3 additional Coronavirus cases on Saturday with the confirmed cases shooting to 19.
2. 84-year-old Ghanaian lady resident of the United Kingdom; came back to Ghana within the past two (2) weeks; developed symptoms and sample confirmed positive in the laboratory
3. 27-year-old Chinese male; returned to Ghana (Ashanti Region) in the past two weeks; developed symptoms and sample confirmed positive in the laboratory.
This brings to a total of nineteen (19) confirmed cases in Ghana, with no death. Contact tracing has started in all these confirmed cases.
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