This archive report was first published on 20 April 2020.
President Nana Akufo-Addo announced the lifting of a three-week-old restriction on movements of persons within parts of Greater Accra, Tema, Kasoa, and Kumasi metropolitan areas on Sunday, April 19, 2020.
However, the President emphasized that Ghana's borders remain closed, and restrictions on social gatherings of more than 25 people are still in effect.
The decision to place the four major cities under lockdown was aimed at containing the spread of the virus and scaling up contact tracing efforts.
President Akufo-Addo noted positive developments, including the use of drones to transport samples to laboratory centers and increased domestic production of personal protective equipment.
“Ghana has beefed up domestic production of personal protective equipment such as 14,550 scrubs, 11,900 gowns, 19,980 head covers, 263,281 nose masks, and 13,002 N-95 nose masks,” the President added.
