Ghana bans entry to non-residents arriving from coronavirus-hit countries

Ghana has banned entry to non-residents
 who have travelled to a country affected
 by coronavirus in the last 14 days, the
government officially announced on Sunday.

Ghana bans entry to non-residents arriving from coronavirus-hit countries

The ban comes to effect after 48 hours,
the Minister of Information,
 Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has
announced at a media briefing
 Sunday afternoon.

In addition, the minister not that that
 "all travel to Ghana is at this stage
 strongly discouraged until further notice."

"Any traveler, except for Ghanaian citizens
 and persons with Ghana residence
 permit, who, within the last 14 days,
has been to a country that has
recorded at least 200 cases of COVID-19
 , will not be permitted into the
Ghanaian jurisdiction," the statement
 further said,

Meanwhile, the cases of coronavirus in
Ghana has increased from two to six,
 Dr Badu Sarkodie, Dr Badu Sarkodie,
 Director of Public Health of the Ghana
 Health Service has announced.