Coronavirus – Accra, Tema, Kasoa and Kumasi to be on Lockdown from Monday

Coronavirus – Accra, Tema, Kasoa and Kumasi to be on Lockdown from Monday

The President has announced that movements in some urban areas in the country will be restricted from Monday for two weeks as part of government measures to control the spread of the coronavirus.

The lockdown affects areas in Accra, Tema, Kasoa and Kumasi, where significant numbers of infections have been recorded.

Delivering his fourth national televised address on the state’s anti-coronavirus strategy on Friday evening, President Nana Akufo-Addo said beginning from 1:00 a.m. on Monday, March 30, the lockdown will restrict the movement people for a period of two weeks subject to review.

The lockdown, he explained is to enable contact tracing of persons who have come into contact with persons who have tested positive for the deadly virus.

Since the start of the week, there have been numerous calls on Nana Akufo-Addo to declare a lockdown like many countries have done to mitigate the growing spread of the deadly disease.

As of Friday, March 27, 2020, Ghana has recorded 137 confirmed cases.

A lockdown is typically an emergency protocol that a state uses to prevent people from leaving a particular area.

The President directed during Friday’s address that people in the affected areas can only go out to get essential times such as food, conduct banking transactions or use the public toilet.

Source : myjoyonline.com