No, Nana Akufo-Addo will not be announcing a lockdown tonight — Oppong Nkrumah
Spread calm, not fear
MP for Ofoase Ayirebi and Minister of Information, Hon. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has debunked claims that the president will be announcing a total lockdown of the country following the announcement of nineteen (19) cases of a novel coronavirus in Ghana.
@NAkufoAddo has just concluded a mtg of the Covid-19 response ctee. H.E. Will address the nation tonight with latest updates and measures. But no he will not be announcing a lockdown so don’t panic. #SpreadCalmNotFear pic.twitter.com/gLkaJLRy9e
— Kojo Oppong Nkrumah (@konkrumah) March 21, 2020
The president met with the COVID-19 response committee to deliberate actions going forward to combat the further spread of the virus.
Ghana has so far seen cases in Kumasi, Accra, and Tema and the government’s job is to stem the spread further and contain COVID-19 before it reaches stage 2 which according to the health authorities is local spread.