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The Ghana Airport Company Limited has revised its guidelines on Covid-19 at the Kotoka International Airport, with effect from January 6, 2023.<\/p>\n
The decision follows the soaring cases of the virus in China and other countries.<\/p>\n
A statement issued by the Ghana Airport Company Limited warned to surcharge airlines that fail to ensure that passengers originating from China to Ghana are fully vaccinated $3,500.<\/p>\n
\u201cAirlines that bring passengers to Kotoka International Airport who are not fully vaccinated or passengers originating their journey from China without a id negative Covid-19 PCR test results 48 hours prior to the departure would be surcharged $3500,\u201d KIA warned.<\/p>\n
GAC added, \u201cpassengers originating their journey from China will be required to present a id negative Covid-19 PCR test result 48 hours prior to departure from the originating country.\u201d<\/p>\n
The statement added that passengers originating from other countries apart from China who are partially vaccinated or unvaccinated will also be required to present a id negative Covid-19 PCR test result 48 hours prior to departure.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll other passengers, originating their journey from elsewhere other than China (i.e., Ghanaian citizens, permanent residents of Ghana or non-Ghanaians), who are partially vaccinated or unvaccinated, will be required to present a id negative Covid-19 PCR test result 48 hours prior to departure from originating country,\u201d Ghana Airport Company stressed in the statement.<\/p>\n
It stated that all passengers arriving in Ghana [citizens, residents, visitors] who are fully vaccinated will be exempted from any form of testing either prior to boarding from, \u201coriginating country or on arri in Ghana except passengers originating their journey from China.\u201d<\/p>\n
The statement emphasised that, wearing of nose mask is recommended in all Airport Terminals and ancillary buildings, adding that passengers may be randomly selected and offered tests on arri.<\/p>\n
GHS Covid-19 review<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Ghana Health Service (GHS) on January 2, 2023, announced that it is reviewing Covid-19 preventive measures due to soaring cases in China and other countries.<\/p>\n
According to the GHS, despite the consistent decline in Covid-19 cases in Ghana over the past three months, the change in the global situation particularly in China poses a significant threat to the importation of the virus and a new wave of COVID-19 infection in the country.<\/p>\n
GHS in a statement signed by its Director-General, Dr Patrick Kumah-Aboagye, said the \u201csituation calls for tightening and reviewing of existing measures to avert further outbreaks. Ghana Health Service and the Ministry of Health are critically monitoring the situation in consultation with key stakeholders. We will shortly come out with our country-specific measures to address the current threat of COVID-19, especially with respect to importation.<\/p>\n
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