Did Ghana ban flights from Nigeria? Find out!

 

There was confusion over reports that Ghana had officially banned flights from four West African countries, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria, citing concerns about the rapid spread of the Ebola virus, which has claimed over 600 lives.

An online report quoted Charles Asare, Managing Director of the Ghana Airport Company, as saying the measure was part of a set of emergency management plans officials were rolling out to combat the spread of the virus. 

But Nigeria’s aviation authorities has denied knowledge of such an action from Ghana. They emphatically said it was not true.

The Ghanaian government, the report said, had also implemented strict restrictions on the movement and management of Liberian refugees in camps in the country.

Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Mensah, was quoted as urging Ghanaians to bear with the government as they work to contain the virus.

“Preparedness is not an event but a process,” he said.

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