The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) have eased the restrictions on some services following the president’s address last Sunday.
The Tourism Authority in a statement said the new directive follows the President’s recent address where he advised Ghanaians to observe all protocols in their various works.
According to some guidelines issued on Monday, May 11, the Authority says hotels can operate as normal and host their guests.
This would, however, be subject to “specified elevated hygiene protocols” as well as social distancing.
The ban on social gathering, extended by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his address last Sunday, saw restaurants and drinking bars closed though the former delivered pick-up services.
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President Akufo-Addo extended the ban on public gathering to May 31, 2020, which includes the holding of conferences, workshops, parties, nightclubs, drinking spots, beaches, festivals, political rallies, religious activities and sporting events,”
However, the Ghana Tourism Authority says the drinking bars can operate but said night clubs should remain closed.
“Drinking bars can operate while observing appropriate social distancing and hygiene protocols”
But all night clubs must remain closed, it indicated.
“In all situations, hospitality facilities should observe the staff management and workplace protocols and precautionary measures on public gatherings with the view of achieving social distancing and hygiene protocols as spelt out in the Imposition of Restrictions (coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic) Instrument, 2020 (EI64).”
