The Ranking Member for the Health Committee in Parliament and Member of Parliament for Juaboso in the Ashanti Region, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, says the removal of the $50 PCR and antigen tests at KIA is long overdue.
This comment by the lawmaker comes after President Akufo-Addo announced that fully vaccinated travellers would not need PCR and Antigen Tests again.
Akufo-Addo made the statement while speaking to the nation in his 28th Covid-19 address on Sunday March 27.
“Fully vaccinated travellers would not need PCR and Antigen Tests from the country of embarkation to allow them entry into the country through the KIA.
“Citizens and foreign residents in Ghana not fully vaccinated would need to do a prior arrival 48-hour PCR Test, Antigen test on arrival and will be offered vaccination at the KIA.”
“Fully vaccinated travellers would be allowed entry through the land and sea borders without a negative PCR tests results from the country of origin.”
“Citizens and foreign residents in Ghana who are not fully vaccinated would have to do a prior arrival 48-hour PCR Test and will be offered vaccination at the point of entry,” Akufo-Addo added.
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Commenting on the issue with host of Atinka FM’s AM Drive Kaakyire Ofori Ayim, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh mentioned that the continuous PCR and antigen tests at KIA did not make sense.
According to Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the test was still in practice because the people handling the business are friends of the President.
“The issue of testing is long overdue. The testing was still happening because the people handling the tests were friends of the president. There are equally good medical laboratories who that could have handled the tests. It’s an issue for another day,” He added.
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