Goverment has extended the restrictions on public gatherings and other related activities by two more weeks effective Monday, 13th April to stem the spread of the Covid-19 virus.
President Akufo-Addo in March imposed a ban on all public gatherings including religious activities, weddings, funerals, conferences and workshops as part of measures to fight the Novel Coronavirus outbreak in Ghana.
The Covid-19 cases in Ghana has risen to 408 with 8 deaths out of 27,346 test cases.
Director of Communications at the Jubilee House Eugene Arhin said the president has signed another Executive Instrument (EI) extending the ban.
“President Akufo-Addo has signed the Executive Instrument (EI) extending the duration of the restrictions imposed under EI 64 and EI 65,” Eugene Arhin wrote on Facebook.
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President Akufo-Addo has signed the Executive Instrument (EI) extending the duration of the restrictions imposed under EI 64 and EI 65.
- The restrictions imposed on public gatherings, under EI 64, have been extended for a further period of two (2) weeks, with effect from Monday, 13th April, 2020.
- As announced already, the restrictions imposed on movement of persons in Accra, Tema, Kumasi and Kasoa, under EI 65, have been extended for a further period of one (1) week with effect from Monday, 13th April, 2020.
- All other provisions, including all exemptions in EI 64 and EI 65, are still in full force and effect.
Source: tamaleonline.net