COVID-19 protocols revised for Ghanaian travellers

February 9, 2021 / Comments (0)

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Management of the Kotoka International Airport have revised the COVID-19 protocols for travellers arriving in Ghana following the upsurge of the disease.

Ghanaian residents who depart Ghana and return within a week will not be required to present a COVID-19 test result from the country of departure.

Rather, they will undergo a mandatory COVID-19 testing upon arrival in Ghana at a cost of $50.

This is contained in the new amendments to Ghana’s air travel guidelines as part of measures to curb the Cornonavirus disease.

The Minister-designate for Information, Mr Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, who made this known at a press conference in Accra on Tuesday, noted however that Ghanaian passengers who fail to comply with the guidelines would have their passports seized and the passenger handed over to the state security agencies to undergo a 14 day mandatory quarantine at the passenger’s cost.

He also that Ghanaians who test positive for the virus would undergo a mandatory isolation and treatment at a cost to the state.

Non-Ghanaians

According to Mr Oppong-Nkrumah, per the new measures, airlines who board passengers without PCR results or who transfer or disembark passengers with positive PCR test to Accra will be fined $3500 per passenger.

“Also, non-Ghanaian passengers may be refused entry and returned to the point of embarkation at the cost of the airline if there is no proof that they have complied with the guidelines,” he said.

Source: graphic.com.gh

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