Ghana bans entry to non-residents arriving from coronavirus-hit countries

March 15, 2020 2:21 PM

Ghana has banned entry to non-residents who have travelled to a country affected by coronavirus in the last 14 days, the government officially announced on Sunday.

Ghana bans entry to non-residents arriving from coronavirus-hit countries

The ban comes to effect after 48 hours, the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, announced at a media briefing Sunday afternoon.

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In addition, the minister noted that that "all travel to Ghana is at this stage strongly discouraged until further notice."

"Any traveler, except for Ghanaian citizens and persons with Ghana residence permit, who, within the last 14 days, has been to a country that has recorded at least 200 cases of COVID-19 , will not be permitted into the Ghanaian jurisdiction," the statement further said,

Meanwhile, the cases of coronavirus in Ghana has increased from two to six, Dr Badu Sarkodie, Director of Public Health of the Ghana Health Service has announced.