Coronavirus: Ghana Govt Orders Closure Of All Schools, Bans Public Events, Entry
LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Government of Ghana has ordered the closure of all schools and suspended public events to stop the spread of Coronavirus.
President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, made the announcement in an address to the West African nation on Monday.
He said the ban was until further notice.
Public gatherings — including conferences, religious services, sports matches and political rallies — have also been suspended for four weeks, he said.
Ghana on Sunday announced it would start barring entry into the country from Tuesday for any non-Ghanaian citizen or resident “who, within the last 14 days, has been to a country that has recorded at least 200 cases”, AFP reports.
The move came as the authorities reported a rise in the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 from two to six, with the new cases all arrivals from abroad.
Numerous nations in sub-Saharan Africa — including Senegal, Kenya and South Africa — have begun imposing entry restrictions or closing schools as the continent scrambles to halt the spread of the virus.
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