The government will deal drastically with journalists and persons who will publish fake news with the intention of creating fear and panic.
Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah in an interview on Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo' program said anyone who will be caught in such an act will not be spared.
This follows six confirmed cases of COVID-19 that have been recorded in Ghana.
Travel advisory and ban
Government has put measures in place to curb the spread of the virus.
This includes a travel ban, closure of schools and ban on public gatherings including church services and mosques.
Speaking to this in an interview, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah pleaded with Ghanaians to adhere to the directives given by government to avoid the need for police or military intervention.
“We will plead for all to adhere to the directives because we don’t want the situation where there will be police or military intervention. But even when it comes to that it will be done. It is better to adhere and be safe than to disobey because at this moment, survival is number one,” he added.
Listen to him in the video below
Public Gatherings, Mosques, Church Activities Banned
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".
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My stop speaking as if you own Ghana. You will deal with who? Just three years ago you were an ordinary journalist, today you are privileged to be a minister so stop giving warning and give admonition. You can come be threatening us when your government could have stopped this from happening but sat down doing nothing and even conducting 6th March. Now that things are serious you are coming to warn Ghanaians. Go and warn your mom. If you know how some of us are angry with your government you will have shuttt up
Military intervention or deployment! Military intervention will be very great. Some of us cannot wait for the military to get rid of this incompetent government and it's president. They are incompetent to the point where they even refer military deployment to curb dicey situation like this as military intervention which is normally a coup de tat.