GHS Releases Guidelines for reopening Ghana’s Air Borders

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued guidelines for the safe reopening of international travel as Ghana looks forward to reopening its air borders.

Following the COVID-19 outbreak in Ghana in March, the country’s borders – air, sea, land were closed down to prevent further importation of cases and manage the cases already recorded.

But President Akufo-Addo in his 15th address to the nation, announced government’s intention to ease some restrictions on the border closures by enabling air travels.

Akufo-Addo has said in his address that Ghana’s air borders could be reopened by September 1, 2020.

In this regard, the GHS has also issued some guidelines for the safe resumption of international air travel ahead of the reopening of airports.

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The guidelines as spelt out by the GHS to the management of Kotoka International Airport (KIA) are as follows;

• The airport to ensure temperature monitoring continues at both arrival and departure terminals.
• The management of Kotoka International Airport (KIA) is also to ensure “compulsory mask wearing for all passengers (both arriving and departing) as well as staff”.
•  KIA has to “ensure there is no congestion at all sections of the airport.
•  Enforcement of strict social distancing protocols.
• Compulsory mask-wearing at the car parks and in front of all terminals.”