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General news for Sunday, August 30, 2020
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
2020-08-30
President Nana Akufo-Addo
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Ghana’s air borders are likely to open from Tuesday, September 1, 2020, when President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo addresses the nation tonight.
The speech on Sunday, August 30, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. will be the president’s sixteenth update on the measures the country is taking to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
There is much speculation that the president will announce further relaxation of restrictions introduced to combat the virus in Ghana.
The speculations are informed by the content of the president’s 15th speech to the nation on August 16, 2020, which, among other things, indicated that the government was working to reopen Ghana’s borders depending on the country’s ability to ensure that Every passenger arriving in Ghana is tested for COVID-19.
He said the government expected that by September 1, 2020, the readiness assessment to test all passengers would have been completed to allow the borders to reopen.
“I know that many still ask if our borders will be opened, especially our international airport, Kotoka International Airport.
“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 their agencies to determine our readiness to reopen our airport. “.
“I want to make sure that we are in a position to assess every passenger arriving in the country to prevent the spread of the virus. The result of that exercise will show us the way and determine when we can reopen our border for air.
“I hope that by the grace of God we are ready to do it on September 1 [2020]. Until further notice, our air, land and sea borders will remain closed to human trafficking, “said President Akufo-Addo.
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Meanwhile, the Ghana Health Service announced last week that as part of preparations for the opening of Kotoka International Airport for the resumption of international airline operations, arriving passengers will be required to undergo an antigen test. .
Passengers will be required to perform this test in any of the more than 70 sample collection booths installed in the upper level of the arrivals hall and results are expected to be ready in 12-15 minutes.
“A state-of-the-art laboratory, which is being installed on the upper level of the arrivals hall to process the samples, will transmit the results electronically to the port health stations in the main arrivals hall before a passenger arrives. .
“All passengers with negative antigen tests will be cleared by Port Health to proceed to the immigration counter and be admitted to Ghana,” according to a report by Business24.
According to the GHS, passengers with positive antigen tests will be released by the port health authorities to health professionals stationed at the facility for transfer to treatment or isolation centers.
With this arrangement, all passengers who arrive with negative results will not bear the additional burden of an expensive 14-day quarantine, as has been the case with the numerous repatriation flights made in recent months.
However, passengers are expected to pay the cost of the antigen test which is estimated to be between GH ¢ 200 and GH ¢ 400.
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