Restrictions on funerals, weddings, concerts, theatrical performances and parties, have been reintroduced by the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, until further notice.
On Sunday, January 31, President Akufo-Addo in his 23rd Coronavirus address to the nation indicated that private burials with no more than twenty-five people can take place, with the enforcement of social distancing, hygiene and mask-wearing protocols.
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“Beaches, night clubs, cinemas, and pubs continue to be shut. Our borders by land and sea remain closed,” President Akufo-Addo stressed.
According to President Akufo-Addo, even though these measures were unpleasant, it over a period, resulted in a favourable situation for the country’s fight against the novel Coronavirus and “we have to return to them”.
“All workplaces, public and private, must employ a shift-system for workers, in addition to the use of virtual platforms for business or work. Conferences and workshops can take place with all the appropriate protocols. However, I encourage the use of virtual platforms for such engagements,” President Akufo-Addo stated.
“Restaurants should provide take-away services, and should, as much as possible, avoid seated services. The National Sports Authority and the Ghana Football Association should ensure compliance with the twenty-five per cent capacity rule in our stadia, with spectators respecting the social distancing rule and wearing of masks.”
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He advised leaders of the various religious organisations that, they should enforce “to the letter, the protocols relating to attendance, [namely], the two-hour duration, one-metre social distancing, mask-wearing, use of sanitisers, and the presence of Veronica buckets, liquid soap, and rolls of tissue paper.”