Ghana’s Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has issued a travel advisory during a press briefing in Accra on Sunday, March 15, 2020 after Ghana recorded four new coronavirus cases raising the total number of confirmed cases to six.
The travel advisory restricts travels from countries with over 200 confirmed coronavirus cases. Travellers who have visited these countries in the past 14 days are barred from entering Ghana except Ghanaian citizens and holders of Ghanaian residence permits. Travellers who have been to these countries and are otherwise allowed into the country will be self-quarantined for 14 days.
For more details on the travel advisory which takes effect from March 17, 2020, see the live updates on coronavirus cases in Ghana provided by Jetsanza.com.
Below are the affected countries as at 3:10PM GMT March 19, 2020.
- China
- Brazil
- Malaysia
- Japan
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Iran
- Bahrain
- Qatar
- United States
- Australia
- United Kingdom
- Finland
- Italy
- Spain
- France
- Germany
- The Netherlands
- Austria
- Belgium
- Sweden
- Denmark
- Norway
- Switzerland
- Greece
- Canada
- Slovenia
- Czechia
- Portugal
- Israel
- Pakistan
- Ireland
- Luxembourg
- Egypt
- Philippines
- Chile
- Saudi Arabia
- Estonia
- Thailand
- Romania
- Indonesia
- Poland
- Iceland
UPDATE: All countries have been included in the ban since the president announced the closure of Ghana borders to human traffic.
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