$50 COVID-19 testing fee at KIA to take effect from February 8
The reduction was agreed to, at the 58th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWA
Jonas Danquah 
The Ghana Airport Authority says the reduction of COVID-19 testing fee to $50 for ECOWAS nationals will take effect from February 8.
The reduction was agreed to, at the 58th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS held on Saturday, January 23, 2021.
Non-ECOWAS visitors will however not be covered by the new pricing, hence, will continue paying $150 for COVID-19 testing at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA).
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Earlier this week, the Ghana Airport Authority warned that airlines which fail to enforce the directive will be fined $3,500.
The company clarified that payment must be made online and a receipt shown to the airline before boarding.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Health Ministry has directed all public health testing laboratories not to charge residents in Ghana for COVID-19 testing.
The Ministry in a circular to all public health testing laboratories dated January 27, 2021, said it “has decided that public COVID-19 testing laboratories providing walk-in services can charge only charge travellers for testing”.
It added that “all other walk-in requests such as ill-health, contact tracing and exposure must be done free-of-charge using public health resources.”
