Coronavirus: Accra, Tema, Kasoa and Kumasi under partial lockdown

The imposition to be in force for two weeks pending a review, affects the movement of persons within the affected areas, which he said have been identified by the Ghana Health Service as the “hotspots” of the infections.

President Akufo-Addo said the lockdown “will give us the opportunity to try to halt the spread of the virus, and scale-up effectively, contact tracing of persons who have come into contact with infected persons, test them for the virus, and, if necessary, quarantine and isolate them for treatment, should they prove to have the virus.”

“This, in essence, means that everyone resident in these areas must stay at home for the next two weeks. However, if you must go out, it must only be to get essential items such as food, medicine, water, undertake banking transactions, or to use public toilet facilities. But, as much as possible, stay at home.”

Affected communities are:

The only persons and institutions exempted from the imposition, according to the President, are;

1. Members of the Executive, Legislature and the Judiciary;
2. production, distribution and marketing of food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, medicine, paper and plastic packages;
3. environmental and sanitation activities;
4. staff of VALCO;
5. road and railway construction workers;
6. mining workers;
7. fisherfolk;
8. members of the security agencies assigned lawful duties;
9. istaff of electricity, water, telecommunications, e-commerce and digital service providers; and
10. staff of fuel stations.

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Credit: Daily Graphic