Ghanaian hip hop artiste, Jason Gaisie, popularly known as Pappy Kojo, who is in Italy at the moment is calling for help to come back to Ghana.
The information minister at a press briefing yesterday, Sunday, March 15, 2020, stated that travellers from countries affected by coronavirus with cases exceeding 200 will not be allowed in Ghana.
He also said that airlines have been instructed to not to allow persons from such countries into Ghana.
“All travels to Ghana is at this stage strongly discouraged until further notice. Any traveller except for Ghanaian citizens who have been to a country that has recorded at least 200 cases of COVID-19 will not be allowed into the Ghanaian jurisdiction. Airlines are instructed to not allow such persons into the jurisdiction,” he noted.
He, however, added that there will be a 14-day quarantine for people who are allowed into the country.
“There will now be a mandatory 14 days self-quarantine for persons who are otherwise allowed to enter the Ghanaian jurisdiction. Guidelines for the self-quarantine will be available at the various Ghanaian port of entry,” he said.
This directive has become necessary after four new cases of Coronavirus have been confirmed in Ghana making the total number six cases within the week.
According to worldometers info.com, Italy has recorded 27,747 cases, 1809 deaths and 2335 recoveries – recording 368 deaths in 24 hours per Aljazeera’s reports, making Italy one of the flagged countries.
Pappy Kojo who has been out of the country before the cases were confirmed took to twitter to ask for help to come back to the country.
“So no minister go come get me from ITALY ?” he twitted
So no minister go come get me from ITALY ?
— PAPPY KOJO (@PAPPYKOJO) March 15, 2020
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By: Hajia Lamy Gates |ghanaweekend.com
