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COVID-19: President Nana Addo extends ban on social gathering

President Nana Akufo-Addo has extended the initial one-month two weeks ban on public gatherings including religious activities and funerals by an additional two weeks.

The extension comes into full force on Monday 27th April 2020.

The announcement was in his eighth address to the Ghanaians since the inception of the disease in Ghana.

The President was full of praise to the citizenry for the support given the fight.

President Akufo-Addo on March 15, 2020, in a television broadcast, declared the ban on all public gatherings including conferences, workshops, funerals, festivals, political rallies, church activities, and other related events as part of measures to stop the spread of coronavirus in the country.

By: Selase Ken BANNOR (Sbannor@extvgh.com)

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