Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare, Presidential Advisor on Health, has explained the government’s decision to impose travel restrictions on Malta, South Korea, and Israel in response to the danger presented by COVID-19 infections.
According to Dr. Nsiah-Asare on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News, the prohibition is in accordance with the government’s measures to prevent a fourth wave of covid-19 in the nation.
Dr. Nsiah-Asare said that it was not unusual for the government to impose a travel restriction, since other nations have done so.
“If you go to some countries, they have put some people on red alert. Some countries are on lockdown. All we are saying is that if you want to come to Ghana from outside Ghana make sure you are vaccinated.”
In response to criticism leveled against the government’s vaccination campaign, Dr. Nsiah-Asare stated that the government had not made immunizations mandatory for people.
“We are not forcing anybody. The Ghana government is not arresting anybody and giving them vaccinations. There is nothing like mandatory vaccination.”
Mr. Nsiah Asare also stated that the country’s COVID-19 cases had lately increased.
“We are going up. There is a slight surge. We are now in the hundreds,” he said.
Following the finding of certain instances at the Kotoka International Airport, he suggested that the omicron variant may spread throughout Ghanaian populations.
“We know that once you get imported cases, it is likely you get a community spread so we take it that it is widespread among the positive cases we have.”
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