Ghana has recorded two additional COVID-19 cases on Thursday, March 19, 2020.

The Ministry of Information confirmed on their twitter handle “Unfortunately we have confirmed two more cases overnight. Ghana’s case count is now at 9. Health services are still managing all suspected and confirmed cases well.”

The two shoots Ghana’s number to nine within two weeks.

So far, 235 cases of the deadly virus had been registered in sub-Saharan Africa, which makes it the least-affected region in a global pandemic, yet the World Health Organization, (WHO) has warned African countries to prepare for the worst as coronavirus cases increase in the continent.

The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday, March 15, 2020 per measures to curb the pandemic banned all public gathering in the next 28 days.

“All public gatherings, including conferences, workshops, funerals, festivals, political rallies, sporting events and religious activities, such as services in churches and mosques, have been suspended for the next four (4) weeks. Private burials are permitted, but with limited numbers, not exceeding twenty-five (25) in attendance,” he said.

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“All Universities, Senior High Schools, and basic schools, i.e. public and private schools, will be closed Monday, 16th March, 2020, till further notice. The Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Ministry of Communication, has been tasked to roll out distance learning programmes. However, BECE and WASSCE candidates will be allowed to attend school to prepare for their examinations, but with prescribed social distancing protocols,” he added.

The president assured that “these are not ordinary times, so, let us all put our shoulders to the wheel, and I am confident that, together, by the Grace of God, we shall overcome this challenge”.

A breakfast prayer has been organized by the President of Ghana at the Jubilee House with religious leaders to seek God’s intervention on the COVID-19 outbreak.