President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will today (Wednesday), address the country on the measures his government is taking to stem the tide of the COVID-19 upsurge.
This will be the president’s 27th address since Ghana first recorded its own share of the global pandemic in March 2020.
The address set to be delivered at 8:00 pm comes at a time when the country has recorded some 41 cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
His last update was on July 25, when the country’s active Covid-19 cases were stated as 4,521.
The President is expected to throw more light on measures to curb the spread of the virus before and after the Christmas festivities.
He is also expected to speak on recent measures announced by the Ghana Health Service which includes a mandatory vaccination drive at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA).
All persons who are 18 years or above arriving in the country are required to provide evidence of full vaccination for COVID-19 as part of the new directive.
So far, a total of 664,810 tests have been carried out at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). Out of this figure, 3,380 came out positive.
Meanwhile, a total of 854 active cases have been recorded; bringing the country’s total confirmed cases to 131,718.
About 22 individuals are reported to be in severe condition.
