Chief Justice directs courts to run shift system over COVID-19 fears
Heads of the Judicial service are to draw up a schedule in compliance to the directive
Jonas Danquah 
The Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah has issued a directive to Heads of Departments of the Judicial Service to institute a shift system aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19 among staff.
This follows the recent spike in COVID-19 infections in Ghana.
Per the letter dated January 27, 2021 and signed by the Judicial Secretary, Justice Cynthia Pamela Addo, “all Heads of Departments of the Judicial Service are requested to draw up a schedule to ensure that only skeletal staff remain at post at any particular time”.
It added that, staff who suffer from underlining ailments such as asthma, HIV and Sickle Cell disease have been asked to proceed on their annual leave effective Monday, February 1, 2021.
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Pregnant women and nursing mother are also requested to take their annual leave, effective Monday, February 1, 2021.
Meanwhile, Ghana has recorded 13 more deaths from COVID-19 infections since the last update, bringing total fatalities to 390, with 3,940 active cases.
The country’s cumulative cases stands at 63,883 after more than 757,000 tests.
