The Ghana Immigration Service says it has returned incoming flights from other countries at the Kotoka International Airport as part of measures to prevent the importation of cases of novel coronavirus.

According to the Deputy Comptroller of Immigration (DCGI) in-charge of Command Post and Operations, Laud Kwesi Affrifah, two Italians travelling on Air France were refused entry into Ghana on Air France on Monday while 24 Chinese and 1 German National were also subjected to same on Tuesday.

Government on March 16, 2019, announced a travel advisory which discouraged all travels to the country until further notice.

It said commencing Tuesday, March 17, 2020, any traveler who, within the last 14 days, has been to a country that has recorded at least 200 cases of persons infected of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, would not be permitted into the Ghanaian jurisdiction, except for Ghanaian citizens and persons with a Ghana residence permit.

Government further instructed airlines not to allow such persons to embark; and also urged border posts not to permit such travellers into their jurisdiction.

Addressing the press on updates on COVID-19 at the Information Ministry, the Deputy Comptroller of Immigration explained that these 200 foreigners were coming from counties with over 200 cases of coronavirus.

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Source: myjoyonlineÂ