As of Saturday, 19th September 2020, a total of ten thousand and sixty-one (10,061) passengers have been arrived and tested at Kotoka International Airport since it was reopened.
Despite the requirement that all passengers must have a negative PCR test result upon their arrival in Ghana, a test which should have been conducted not more than seventy-two (72) hours before the scheduled departure from the country of origin, a total of twenty-six (26) positive cases have been recorded from the tests at KIA.
President Nana Akufo-Addo in his 17th COVID update said Sixteen (16) out of the twenty-three (23) airlines that operated in Kotoka before its closure has, again, commenced flights to and from Accra. As of yesterday, Saturday, 19th September, a total of ten thousand and sixty-one (10,061) passengers have been tested at Kotoka.
He said, ” Even though the cost of one hundred and fifty United States dollars (US$150) per passenger, for the mandatory airport COVID test, has been criticized in certain quarters, the value of the test in its speed, accuracy, and savings for passengers, who no longer have to bear the cost of the 14-day mandatory quarantine in hotels, has been established.”
Nana Akufo-Addo added “It is worth noting that a lot of people, who have experienced at first hand the service being offered at our international airport, have praised the country for the innovation and farsightedness on display at our airport. Let me assure you again that, as President of the Republic, I will do everything in my power to protect you and stop the importation of the virus into our country, or limit and contain its spread. This is my solemn commitment to you.”
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Kofi Atakora
