11 days into the first confirmed case of COVID-19 infection in Ghana via import from Europe, a 61 year-old male patient has passed on.
Already, government of Ghana had on Sunday closed its border, following confirmation of local transmission with citizens without travel history nor contact with known people who have travelled into the country from countries with large numbers of cases. The border closure, according to the President, would last for the first two weeks.
Business Hilights Ghana Bureau Chief reports that the local Parliament Friday relied on Certificate of Urgency to pass the Imposition of Restrictions Bill, 2020, thus giving legal backing for the imposition of restrictions on persons in the event of disaster, emergency or similar circumstances, for public safety and protection.
