Ghana’s Borders to Remain Closed Indefinitely, However Evacuations to Continue
Persons evacuated will be mandatorily quarantined
Jonas Danquah 
Ghana’s borders are to remain shut “until further notice” for human traffic, the President, Nana Akufo-Addo Dankwa has announced.
The president however noted that, government has put in place measures to evacuate Ghanaians who have been stranded abroad due to the border closure.
He said evacuees will be made to undergo mandatory quarantine and other safety protocols.
“Our border, by air, land, and sea, remains closed until further notice for human traffic. However, given that there are Ghana residents stranded abroad, a special dispensation is going to be given for their evacuation back to Ghana, where they will be subjected to the mandatory quarantine and safety protocols,” the President said addressing the nation on Sunday, May 31, 2020.
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Already, some 231 Ghanaians have been evacuated from Kuwait.
The Ghana High Commission in Abuja has also announced plans to evacuate Ghanaians in Nigeria despite the border closure by Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020.
Both the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US) have made provisions for their citizens in Ghana to be evacuated, since the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus in Ghana.
