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A total of 92 passengers from Kotoka International Airport (KIA) tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday, October 16, 2020.
The statistics of positive cases of coronavirus in the country were delivered by President Nana Akufo-Addo in his 18th speech to the nation on the measures taken against the spread of the virus.
On Sunday, October 18, the president declared that 92 of a total of 30,564 people tested positive for Covid-19 and that the 92 infected people were asymptomatic.
“It has been 6 weeks since the reopening, and a total of 30,564 passengers have been evaluated, of which 92 tested positive.
“The 92 are asymptomatic cases, whose condition, had it not been for the test, would not have been detected, and the disease would have spread to the rest of the population,” he said.
Following the reopening of Kotoka International Airport (KIA) on September 1, 2020, the government instituted mandatory testing facilities that would ensure the speed and accuracy of Covid-19 test results at the KIA at a fee of US $ 150. Per passenger.
Travelers entering the country must have a negative Covid-19 test result before entering. These tests should have been performed no more than 72 hours before the scheduled time of the flight.
According to the president, Ghanaians have called for the negative PCR test period given to passengers before boarding the flight to be extended from 3 to 5 days.
“I am aware that some are asking the government to extend the negative PCR test period before boarding the flight from three (3) days to at least five (5) days.
However, “in the context of the second wave of infections that is devastating so many countries in Europe and America,” the president has maintained the 3-day period as he believes that “prevention is better than cure.
Passengers who tested positive for Covid-19 at Kotoka International Airport were placed in mandatory 14-day quarantine.
