The leadership of the Assemblies of God – Ghana has suspended temporarily all foreign travels by its pastors with immediate effect.
The church said no pastor shall be issued with an introductory letter to any embassy unless it is extremely important, urgent and in safe countries.
In a statement signed by the General Superintendent. Rev. Dr Paul Frimpong Manso said the temporal ban until such a time when it will be medically fit to do so.
The church has also directed it, pastors, to wise up to discourage handshake as much as avoid mass gathering in the suspected areas.
The measures by the Assemblies of God- Ghana came after the neighbouring countries including Ivory Coast, Togo, Senegal and other countries confirmed it’s their case of the coronavirus.
Ivory Coast, Francophone West Africa’s largest economy, is the eighth country in sub-Saharan Africa to report a confirmed case after Nigeria, Senegal, Cameroon, Togo, South Africa, Burkina Faso and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
South Africa announced six new cases of the virus on Wednesday, bringing its total to 13, the most in sub-Saharan Africa. North African countries have also recorded nearly 100 cases.
President Akufo-Addo on Wednesday directed the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, to make available the cedi equivalent of $100 million to enhance Ghana’s Coronavirus preparedness and response plan.
This amount, according to President Akufo-Addo, “is to fund the expansion of infrastructure, purchase of materials and equipment, and public education.”
Delivering an address to the nation on Wednesday, 11th March 2020, the President explained that with the declaration by the World Health Organisation (WHO) of the Coronavirus disease as “a pandemic”, it is important that Ghana steps up her preparedness to ensure that, beyond the initial measures that have been put in place, a ‘whole of Ghana’ approach is adopted in preparation for a possible hit within the country’s borders.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Bismark Sackey
