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Member of the NDC COVID-19 Team, Dr. Jehu Appiah has commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for announcing a possible reopening of Ghana’s air borders amid the Coronavirus pandemic.
 
He also agreed to some safety protocols outlined by government to be implemented if the borders will be opened.
 
“That is a very good thing, it’s a beautiful thing, we have to live our normal lives again,” he told host Kwesi Aboagye on NEAT FM’s morning show, 'Ghana Montie'.
 
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced on Sunday, August 16, 2020, that his government was working to re-open Ghana's borders depending on the readiness and ability to ensure that every passenger who arrives in Ghana is tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
 
Consequently, he said the government was hoping that by September 1, 2020, the assessment of the readiness to test all passengers would have been completed to enable the borders to re-open.
 
"I know many still ask whether our borders, especially our international airport, Kotoka International Airport will be opened.
 
"Under my instructions, the Ministry of Aviation, the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) have been working with the Ministry of Health and its agencies to ascertain our readiness to re-open our airport."

"I want to ensure that we are in a position to test every single passenger who arrives in the country to avoid the spread of the virus. The outcome of that exercise will show us the way and determine when we can re-open our border by air.
 
"I'm hoping that by God's grace we will be ready to do so by the 1st of September [2020]. Until further notice, our borders by air, land, and sea remain closed to human traffic," President Akufo-Addo said.
 
"Beaches, pubs, cinemas and night clubs are still to remain closed until further notice," President Akufo-Addo added.