The Lower Manya Krobo Municipal Assembly has belatedly imposed some local restrictions on social activities in the Municipality after dozens of Construction workers tested positive for COVID-19.
Among the restrictions imposed are the closure of drinking bars and pubs after 8:00pm, debarred non-food sellers from Agomanya Market. Also, Security checkpoints would be mounted at all entry points to the Municipality.
The number of persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Eastern Region has risen to 28.
The Eastern Regional Minister Eric Kwakye Darfour revealed this Friday, April 10, 2020, at about 4:20pm during an interview on Kingdom FM.
All confirmed cases were recorded among 244 quarantined contacts in AFCON Construction Company in Lower Manya Krobo where an Indian expatriate working on Tema to Akosombo railway project tested Positive on March 31, 2020.
The cases are expected to increase as more results are yet to be released.
President Nana Akufo-Addo told the nation in a televised address Thursday night that the country’s tally now stands at 378 with six deaths while four individuals have made a full recovery of the deadly infection.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Obed Ansah
