Nana Akufo-Addo has said the government will continue to monitor closely events in some hotspots in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area like Weija Gbawe, Ga East, and Ayawaso East Municipalities, and Tema Metropolis, and in the Eastern Region, like Asuoygaman and Lower Manya Krobo Districts to curb the spread of Pandemic COVID -19.
He said It is important to stress strongly that coming out of the partial lockdown in Accra and Kumasi does not mean Ghana is out of the pandemic and reiterated government commitment to continue the fight.
Nana Akufo-Addo said this in his 7th Address to the Nation on the deadly disease.
According to the president, Whenever the situation so warrants, a community in which the virus is identified as becoming prevalent will be locked-down until there is a clear understanding of the trajectory of the virus that will allow us to contain it.
The president charged Ghanaians to obey the measures still in place, including the new ones, because “we know our survival depends on them, and, the harder we are on ourselves in obeying them, the quicker and more enduring will be the victory.”
He said “I must make it clear, at the outset, that lifting these restrictions does not mean we are letting our guard down. All other measures are still firmly in place. For the avoidance of doubt, the earlier measures announced on Wednesday, 15th March, which have been extended, are still very much in force and have not been relaxed. I am demanding even greater adherence to these measures.”
“In here, I am referring to the suspension of all public gatherings, including conferences, workshops, funerals, parties, nightclubs, drinking spots, beaches, festivals, political rallies, religious activities, and sporting events. All educational facilities, private and public, are to remain closed. Businesses and other workplaces can continue to operate, observing staff management and workplace protocols with the view to achieving social distancing and hygiene protocols.”
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