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The Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku constituency, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye says closing the country's borders has dire consequences.

Some Ghanaians after the outbreak of the coronavirus have urged government to close its borders.

However, Dr. Okoe Boye says it will not be a good idea to close the borders.

"Not recording a case would have required a total shutdown of our borders but the consequences are so grave no country contemplates that. What you do is to target places that are high risk . . . you can’t stop a case from coming into your country . . . you cannot close all your borders and not allow anybody to come in. The only way to stop cases from coming in is to shut all your borders but the consequences with that can be overwhelming," he said.

According to Dr. Okoe Boye, "the fact that you have recorded two cases in Ghana does not mean your preparations have failed. We are following protocols; accepted world protocols".

Listen to him in the video below



Background

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.