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Ketu South: Residents appeal for support as they go ‘hungry’ over border closure

Residents at the Ketu South District in the Volta Region who engage in cross-border trading activities are calling for urgent intervention following the closure of Ghana’s borders.

According to them, the continued closure is adversely affecting their economic lives.

One of the border residents in Ketu South, Vincent Adzogah who spoke to Citi News said the halt in trading activities as a result of the closure is bringing untold hardship on them.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and border closure measures in the country, the import and export chain has been severely disrupted and the associated businesses have also been affected hugely.

Ghana has shut its borders for well over six weeks to ensure that there is no risk of importation of COVID-19 into the country.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo about a week ago extended the closure for two more weeks.

The fast-spreading novel coronavirus outbreak in Ghana has called for stringent measures to prevent its spread, which includes the closure of borders to stop the imports of the disease into the country.

Ghana announced new travel protocols when the detected cases stood at seven. Travelers who had been in coronavirus-hit countries with cases exceeding 200 within the 14 days preceding their arrival were barred from entering the country.

The admissible travelers who exhibit symptoms of the novel coronavirus were to be quarantined and tested upon reaching Ghana.

The government said airlines had been instructed not to allow such persons into the country. It also said travel to Ghana was strongly discouraged.

But when the number of cases increased to 21, President Nana Akufo-Addo instructed that all borders be closed, which is still in place till date.

The border closure which initially was to last for two weeks was not to affect the import of goods, supplies and cargo. The directive was later extended indefinitely.

Source:Fiilafmonline/CitiNews

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