Covid-19 is no longer a health emergency in Ghana – Akufo-Addo declares

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday, May 28, addressed the nation with updates on the Coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19).

In his address, the President declares that Covid-19 is no longer a health emergency in Ghana.

“The Covuid-19 pandemic is over in Ghana. All restrictions at the airport and entry points have been lifted.

“Dare I say, that this too has passed. The emergency is over and we can safely lift the restrictions. We can hug, we can shake, we no longer wear face masks,” President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said.

This declaration corresponds with the stands of the World Health Organisation (WHO) about the pandemic.

This month, WHO has announced that Covid-19 is no longer a global public health emergency.

The news spread a sigh of relief across the globe after the battles with the pandemic which hit the world three years and five months ago.

In Ghana, the first case of Covid-19 was recorded on March 12, 2020.

In his address to the nation on Sunday, President Akufo-Addo indicated that he is delighted that at the moment there is no critical case in the country as far as the Covid-19 crisis is concerned.

“We can now breathe that collective sigh of relief. The crisis itself has technically ended….We do not have any critical case,” he said.

Meanwhile, the President is urging every citizen to continue with regular handwashing and other hygiene measures although Covid-19 is no longer a health emergency.