Government has announced a ban on church related activities, mosques prayers and all other public gatherings.
President Akufo-Addo made this bold declaration Sunday evening, as part of measures to stop the spread of coronavirus in the country.
In his second national address on the Coronavirus update, President Akufo-Addo said; "all public gatherings including conferences, workshops, funerals, festivals, political rallies, sporting events and religious events such as services in churches and mosques have been suspended."
The ban will be in force for the "next four weeks".
Additionally, he said, though "private burials are permitted," the membership should be "limited to not more than 25 persons."
"Secondly, all Universities, Senior High Schools and basic schools (i.e private and public) will be closed Monday, 16th of March, 2020 till further notice," President Akufo-Addo stated.
6 Cases Confirmed In Ghana
Earlier today, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Ghana was revealed to have increased to six, according to the Director of Public Health at Ghana Health Service, Dr. Badu Sarkodie.
All the six confirmed cases were imported into the country.
Briefing the press on the current status of COVID-19 in the country at the Information Ministry, on Sunday, March 15, 2020, Dr Badu Sarkodie indicated that four more cases have been recorded.
It would be recalled that on Thursday, Ghana recorded its first cases after two men from Turkey and Norway tested positive.
According to him on Friday, 13th March 2020, two cases were recorded; one in the Ashanti Region and the other in the Greater Accra Region.
"The first is a 56-year-old Ghanaian who returned from a trip in the United Kingdom on the 4th of March. He stayed in the UK for 10 days. He developed symptoms on the 12th of March and reported to a health facility in Obuasi," said Dr. Sarkodie.
The second case in this batch was a 41-year-old Ghanaian male. He reported to the Tema General Hospital on the 14th of March with fever and acute respiratory illness. He had travelled to Turkey and Germany within the past 14 days. Results from Noguchi came back positive.
Both cases had no symptoms on arrival.
Dr. Badu however assured that all four cases are very stable and under observation. They are receiving treatment under isolation conditions.
Saturday
On 14th March 2020, two cases were again confirmed.
The first case was a 42-year-old man who had returned from Switzerland and the UK. The second was a 41-year-old man who had returned from Germany and Turkey.
"This brings to a total of six confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ghana, there are no deaths and this is the situation as at March 14, 2020. All the 6 cases were imported into Ghana," he added.
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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If this thing happened in JM era you will see how my Kumasi people will politicize it. Wh3 de3 Mahama akofa aba Oman yi, nipa bone fuo di Oman So saa na asi
THE PEOPLE WHO QUARANTINE THE PRESIDENT ON ARRIVAL FROM ONE OF THE AFFECTED COUNTRY LIED TO GHANAIANS SINCE THE PRESIDENT HAD THE INFECTION BUT HIDE. IN FACT, AKUFO ADO IS PART OF THE IMPORTERS OF THESE DEADLY viruses INTO THE COUNTRY!
K GYESI! REMEMBER U CAN IMPORT A GOODS INTO A COUNTRY WHILE BILL OF LADING WILL BE PENDING FROM THE SHIPPER PLS TAKE NOTE! THIS IS WHAT THE PRESIDENT DID THE VIRUS IS IMPORTED SINCE BEFORE HE CAME TO ANNOUNCED THE DIRECTIVE.
Peace FM. How can the virus be imported into country. Have you seen the Bill of Lading? Please use the appropriate wording. You make me think as if there are merchants involved here. In times like this everyone has to be on point.
AKUFO ADO PLS YOU CANNOT ADD SALT TO INJURY OKAY? UPON ALL THE JOB LOSSES UNDER YOU, YOU IMPORTED THESE DEADLY infections INTO THE COUNTRY?? IT WILL AFFECT YOU AND THE FAMILIES YOU HABOURED INTO GOVERNMENT.
MR. AKUFO ADO PLS NOTE THAT YOU DELAY US FOR THE DIRECTIVE SINCE CONAVARIUS WAS IMPORTED TO THE COUNTRY VIA AIRPORT/BORDERS LONG TIME AGO.ALSO, TALK TO YR PARTY TO STOP POLITISISING THSE ISSUES SINCE IS A NATIONAL ISSUES. EBOLA TIME WE DID NOT EXPERIENCE TOO MUSH PANIC NOR HAVING IT IN GHANA WHY YOU AKUFO ADO TIME CORONAVIRUS WAS IMPORTED?? LIKE PEOPLE SAID UR A CURSE TO GHANA MIGHT BE TRUE.
NANA YOU HAVE THAN THE BEST
It is sad in this country we dont obey the President Private Tertiary Institutions are still operating. Interesting times
***barred word*** starts from small scale like how you are "speaking" here. Do you think at all???? We have a situation on our hands and the authorities are trying to prevent a full scale outbreak by putting in some measures like this...you are here talking trash.
The president has be examine due to his 12 days in Europe