Government, in the coming days, is expecting to issue new COVID-19 protocols for in-bound travellers from high risk countries as a precautionary measure against a third wave of the deadly COVID-19.
This follows a significant increase in the number of imported cases recorded in April amongst in-bound travellers at the Kotoka International Airport.
"The Presidential COVID-19 Taskforce will between April, 28 and 29 meet. And that will focus more on countries recording higher rates of the disease. After their deliberations, the President will be advised on how best to manage the influx of the virus," Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Information Minister told journalists after a familiarization visit to Ghana News Agency in Accra.
The third wave of the deadly respiratory diseases in some countries in Europe and Asia has had devastating consequences on their human capital and their national finances; forcing some countries to re-impose lockdown measure.
Countries that have braved the second wave and brought infection rate under control have instituted travel restrictions and or stringent quarantine measures for traveller from countries with high cases of the disease.
In Ghana, from recording a monthly imported case of under 40 at the height of the pandemic last year, Frontiers Healthcare Service, the entity engaged by Ghana Airports Company Limited to medically screen all arriving passengers at the Kotoka International Airport, has reported a sharp rise in the number of the positive cases.