Partial lockdown in Greater Accra, Kumasi might be extended – Nana Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says a decision on whether the current lockdown in Greater Accra and Greater Kumasi will be extended or not will be determined in the coming week.

He said so far he is satisfied with the outcome of the directive but announced that Ghana will enter a critical phase soon as results on about 15,384 tests are awaited.

He made this known in a nationwide broadcast on television Sunday night indicating 15,385 out of 19,276 contact persons had been reached through the enhanced contact tracing and their samples have been taken.

“We are, thus about to enter a critical phase of our fight in the coming week, as the Ghana Health Service is due to receive the results of some 15,385 out of 19,276 persons who have been reached through contact tracing. It is the results of these tests that will determine our future course of action. Government’s policy and measures will be driven by the science in this matter,” he noted.

He said the government has since partnered with the Ghana Academy Arts and Science as well as the Center for Scientific and Industrial Research to boost its fight against COVID-19.