Accra – Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has said the country plans to resume international flights by 1 September after a dip in active Covid-19 cases.
The resumption of international flights will depend in the country’s capacity to test all passengers arriving at its main airports for coronavirus, the president said in a televised address on Sunday.
About 24, 500 passengers arrive at the Kotoka International Airport every week.
The authorities have considered adopting a rapid testing system at the airport. The director-general of Ghana Health Service has said that a simulation exercise will be carried out this week.
Domestic flights are already operating in the country.
On Sunday, the president announced that tertiary institutions will reopen from next week.
Ghana has recently recorded a significant reduction in the number of Covid-19 cases.
The country so far conducted 427 121 Covid-19 tests, with 42 532 positive cases and 231 deaths.
