Month: August 2020

Government has re-opened the Kotoka International Airport to international passenger traffic, after three months of closure. The airport was closed to international passenger traffic about five months ago as part of restrictions to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Delivering ...

No quarantine for all arriving passengers at Kotoka International Airport The officials at Ghana’s major international travel hub, Kotoka International Airport, have announced that all new international arrivals will be required  to take a PCR test. The test could be ...

The Ministry of Aviation and its agencies are putting in place robust measures to ensure the safe reopening of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) to international passenger traffic by Tuesday, September 1, this year. The preparations include the installation of ...

All travellers must wear face covering during their journey for the safety of all passengers and crew during Covid-19, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said. Wearing face coverings is a key recommendation of the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s ...

The Deputy Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Mr. Bright Wireko Brobby has debunked assertions that the government has banned the recruitment of Ghanaian professional workers from travelling to work in the Gulf Regions. According to the Minister, it’s rather ...

Nigeria will reopen its airports for international flights from Aug. 29, its aviation minister said.The airports have been closed since March 23 to all but essential international flights as part of the country’s efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.Aviation ...

Qatar has ordered the largest number ever of vaccine for seasonal flu / influenza, Director of the Public Health Department at the Ministry of Public Health, Sheikh Dr Mohammed bin Hamad Al Thani, said.  “The vaccines for seasonal flue ...

The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research of the University of Ghana has started testing the potency of a Covid-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Detection kit. The kit is to be used for testing international passengers when they arrive at ...

Sixty-five (65) new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in Ghana, increasing the country’s case count to 43,325. The Ghana Health Service disclosed this in its latest update today, Friday, August 21, 2020. This is the first time in two months the ...

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued guidelines for the safe reopening of international travel in the country amidst the Covid-19 outbreak. Ghana’s borders – air, sea, land – have remained closed since March when the country recorded some positive ...