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    PREZ. AKUFO-ADDO EXTENDS BAN ON PUBLIC GATHERING AS COVID-19 CASES RISE TO 4,700




    President Akufo-Addo has extended the ban on public gathering in the country as confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Ghana rise to 4,700.

    The President in a Sunday night address warned people who violate the directive will be dealt with in accordance with the law.

    “Tonight I have come to your homes to announce that the ban on public gathering has been extended to the end of the month ie 31st of May,” he said.

    The extension comes in the wake of reports that religious leaders were persuading the President to lift the ban on public gathering.

    The President also reiterated the order for the closure of all borders to the country as means of containing the spread of the virus in the country.

    Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Ashanti region have jumped from 252 to 453 as of Sunday, May 10, 2020, sources at the Ashanti regional health directorate have told Starr News.

    Starr News understands majority of the cases were recorded at Obuasi which has a total of 261 positive cases.

    Similarly, the Western region has recorded 14 new cases of COVID-19 raising the regional figure from 38 to 52 as of Sunday.

    The regional tally stood at 38 as of the last update on Saturday evening.

    The Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis leads with 16 positive cases while Tarkwa comes second with 15 confirmed cases.

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