Gossips24.com has gathered that the Ghana Immigration Service has prevented 24 Chinese nationals from entering Ghana as part of measures to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
The Deputy Comptroller-General of the Ghana Immigration Service, Laud Kwesi Affrifah made this known during a press briefing on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.
The Chinese nationals who were on board Ethiopian Airline were all turned away in compliance with the new travel advisory issued by president Nana Akufo-Addo in an effort to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
“Yesterday 17th of March, 24 Chinese were refused entry, and also one German. All under the same circumstances,” Laud Kwesi Afrifa told the media.
“Over 200 people have been turned back. Only those with resident permits are being allowed in. So, as at yesterday, on the 16th March, we refused two Italians entry. We did not allow them to disembark. Yesterday, 17th of March, 24 Chinese were refused entry and also one German was also denied entry with the kicking in of the travel ban at 1 pm.”
“This morning [Wednesday], there was an incident in Abidjan. They had an issue with their tarmac and were directed to Ghana. All those flights were refused entry and were sent back. One Ethiopian plane that landed without permission was also refused entry. It was refuelled and asked to leave. There has been a drastic reduction in entries,” he added.
