President Nana Akufo-Addo has lifted restrictions imposed on the movement of persons on Greater Accra and Greater Kumasi and surrounding towns as part of efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus.
According to the President, the 3-week lockdown has achieved its objectives, among which was the need to scale up tracing and testing people who may have come into contact with those who had already tested positive.
Addressing the nation in his seventh televised broadcast since the first confirmed cases of the disease in the middle of March, the President said the decision to suspend the lockdown will take effect from Monday, April 20, 2020.
From more than 60,000 samples tested so far, the president said, “we’ve been able to understand better the dynamism of the virus, mapped out its geographic footprint and established current and potential hotspots.”
“We’ve also been able to isolate and educate asymptomatic carriers and thereby help minimize the spread of the virus,” he continued.
But there has been a mixed reaction from Ghanaians on social media especially twitter.
Here are some of the reactions.
Very bad decision Nana Addo ????♀️, community spread will start soon
— Akosuah May???? (@Akosuahmay) April 19, 2020
Ghana was locked down when we had less than 30 cases but Nana Addo has lifted the lockdown at 1042 cases now
— Nungua Burnaboy (@Views09) April 19, 2020
We have lost the fight ????
Ghanaians just like talking too much. Developed countries are still practicing lockdown
— Kelewele Joint ???? (@Ankamagyimi) April 19, 2020
You’ve talked and forced Nana Addo saa now he has ended the lockdown
The virus is still out there, people will now move about freely. If someone has it just know he’ll spread it
I don’t understand… you people really don’t want a lockdown extension? Like you are bored so the virus will automatically go away? Lol it’s like we think we are on lockdown because Nana Addo wants to paint Accra
— Imported (@omg_itz_meg) April 19, 2020
Nana Addo has lifted the ban but still no gathering and schools are still to be closed
— Kelewele Joint ???? (@Ankamagyimi) April 19, 2020
This is just a normal vacation for students ????
Nana Addo says he has ended the lockdown but if they assess and see that virus is still spreading in Accra, Kumasi, Eastern region etc he’ll bring another lockdown!!
— Kelewele Joint ???? (@Ankamagyimi) April 19, 2020
President Nana Addo wore a fabric of a rubber like protection ???? [condom]
— KALYJAY ???????????? (@gyaigyimii) April 19, 2020
Fellow Ghanaians the President is telling us to use protection during this lockdown. We are trying to prevent the spread not increase the population. pic.twitter.com/2tfXfM1s78
rare video of Nana Addo handling this pandemic. https://t.co/JD5IPREJSY
— kofi (@sediinam) April 19, 2020
