President Akufo-Addo says effective Monday, 28th March, the wearing of facemasks is no longer mandatory.
According to him, despite such decision, he is appealing to all to continue to maintain enhanced hand hygiene practices, and avoid overcrowded gatherings.
Speaking in Sunday in his 28th address to the nation, he said "So, from tomorrow, Monday, 28th March, the wearing of facemasks is no longer mandatory. I encourage all of you, though, to continue to maintain enhanced hand hygiene practices, and avoid overcrowded gatherings"
President Akufo-Addo also mentioned that effective Monday, 28th March, fully vaccinated travellers into Ghana will not take PCR tests from the country of embarkation to allow them entry into the country through the Kotoka International Airport (KIA).
He stressed that such travellers will not be tested on arrival.
"Citizens and foreign residents in Ghana, who are not fully vaccinated, would, however, need to provide a negative PCR test result of not more than 48-hours, will undergo an antigen test upon arrival at KIA, and will be offered vaccination there"
"It is worth noting that the establishment of the COVID-19 testing infrastructure at the Kotoka International Airport by Frontier Healthcare Services Ltd, at its own cost, has been key to our ability to limit successfully the importation of the virus into Ghana through the airport"
He stressed that the efficacy of the testing regime at KIA has won global admiration, and has been applauded by all those who have undergone its testing.
President Akufo-Addo noted that it has been one of the reasons why Ghana was not at the receiving end of several of the travel bans imposed by the West at the height of the pandemic, for which many African countries were affected.
Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith