241 Deportees from Kuwait Arrive in Ghana
The deportees were taken through arrival procedures by officials of the Ghana Immigration Service and screened by health personnel.
Jonas Danquah 
Two hundred and forty-one (241) Ghanaian deportees on board a Kuwait Aircraft reached the country on Saturday, May 23rd 2020.
The Ghanaian deportees arrived at the Kotoka International Airport and were welcomed by Mr Joseph Kofi Adda, the Minister of Aviation, Mr Charles Owiredu, a Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Mr Henry Quartey, Deputy Minister of National Security, and Mr Dickson Osei Bonsu, Chief Legal Advisor of Operation COVID-19 Safety Committee.
They were taken through arrival procedures by officials of the Ghana Immigration Service and screened by health personnel.
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Also, as part of precautionary measures put in place due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the deportees would undergo a 14-day mandatory quarantine at designated hotels under heavy security.
The decision to accept the deportees into the Ghanaian jurisdiction despite the closure of the country's borders was reached at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, May 21.
This follows weeks of bilateral discussions between the governments of Ghana and Kuwait.
