LOCKED DOWN UPDATE DAY 1
The two-week partial
lockdown of Accra, Tema, Kumasi and Kasoa is in force as Ghana begins its most
drastic measure to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Ghana joins South Africa,
Kenya, Rwanda, Mali, among others, in Africa to have announced some
restrictions of movement to curb the spread of the virus which has killed over
30,000 people across the globe.
Ghana’s coronavirus case count has risen from
137 to 152 in the period between the March 27 announcement of the partial lockdown and its commencement today, Monday, March 30, 2020.
One person has also died
in the period raising Ghana’s death count to five.
Whilst some roads have
been devoid of activity, others have seen some police presence to enforce the
lockdown.
During the two-week
partial lockdown, citizens in affected areas are advised to only leave their
homes in search of essential items or activities.
Among these essentials
listed by President Nana Akufo-Addo were food, medicine and water.
In addition, only
activities that the average citizen will be allowed to undertake during this
period will be banking transactions and the use of public toilet facilities,
according to the President.
As part of the lockdown,
there shall be no inter-city movement of vehicles and aircraft for private or
commercial purposes.
The first day of the lock down. When you come to Tech-junction the place was cool what you will see over there is a few people around and those who seller around share their views how it has affect their business
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