President Akufo-Addo has announced that effective Monday, 30th March, 2020 at 1:00AM under the Imposition of Restrictions Act, 2020 (Act 1012), there will be restrictions on movement of persons in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA, which include Awutu Senya East ), and the Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Area and contiguous district’s, for a period of two (2) weeks subject to review.
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The President announced the decision in his address to the nation on measures to prevent the spread of the pandemic.
According to President Akufo-Addo, the directives is to prevent the spread of the disease in other parts of the country.
He explained that everyone residing in these areas must stay at home for the next two weeks or 14 days, However, “if you must go out, it must only be to get essential items such as food, water, medicine, undertake banking transactions, or to use public toilet facilities. But, as much as possible, stay at, home.”
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President Akufo-Addo continued that there shall be no inter-city movement of vehicles and aircraft for private or commercial purposes for the areas of the restrictive measures, except for vehicles and aircrafts providing essential services and those carrying cargo.
However, riders of motorbikes are not allowed to carry any additional person, and all intra-city passenger vehicles, such as trotros and taxis, must reduce the number of passengers in order to observe appropriate social distancing and hygiene protocols.
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He stated emphatically that all commercial vehicle stations shall observe appropriate hygiene protocols and social distancing.
Also individuals and institutions providing the services such as members of the Executive, Legislature and the Judiciary, Production, distribution and marketing of food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, medicine, paper and plastic packages, shall be exempted from the restrictions.
Below are the affected areas:
Greater Accra
Accra Metropolis, Tema Metropolis, Tema West, Kpone Katamanso, Krowor, Ledzokuku, Adentan, Ashiaman, La-Nkwantanang, Madina, La-Dade-Kotopon, Okaikwei North, Ablekuma North, Ablekuma West, Ablekuma Central, Ayawaso East, Ayawaso North, Ayawaso West, Ayawaso Central, Ga North, Ga West, Ga South, Ga Central, Ga East, Korle-Klottey, Weija/Gbawe, Awutu Senya East.
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Greater Kumasi Metropolitan
Kumasi Metropolis;Asokwa, Suame, Old Tafo, Oforikrom, Asokore Mampong, Kwadaso, Atwima Nwabiagya, Kwabre East, Ejisu, Afigya-Kwabre South, Bosomtwe, Atwima Kwanwoma, Atwima Nwabiagya North.
Ghana has so far recorded 137 cases of the Coronavirus pandemic with 4 deaths and 3 recovery as at Friday March 27, 2020.
