COVID-19: Akufo-Addo reimposes ban on parties, funerals, others

President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo has re-introduced the ban on public gatherings as part of measures to contain the rise in COVID-19 cases in Ghana.

While addressing the country on Sunday, President Akufo-Addo said all parties, weddings and concerts are effectively banned until further notice.

“The analysis continues to tell us that the spread of the virus mostly occurs in indoor, confined spaces with poor ventilation, where people are talking, singing, or shouting without their masks. The imposition of restrictions on our daily routines helped in reducing the prevalence of the pandemic in the country, and Government has been left with no option but to re-introduce some of these restrictions in order to help save the situation.”

He added, “I know these measures, in the recent past, were unpleasant, but, over a period, they resulted in a favorable situation for our country. We have to return to them. So, fellow Ghanaians, until further notice, funerals, weddings, concerts, theatrical performances, and parties are banned. Private burials, with no more than twenty-five (25) people, can take place, with the enforcement of the social distancing, hygiene and mask wearing protocols.”

To him, any individual who refuses to adhere to the new directive will be severely dealt with.