Ghana has announced new COVID-19 restrictions on Chinese travellers intending to enter the country.
The restrictions will come into force from January 6, 2023,
the Ghana Airports Company Limited announced on its website on Tuesday.
The updated COVID-19 guidelines by the GACL noted that all
international passengers, including those from the Economic Community of West
African States region, must complete a Port Health Declaration Form before
boarding flight to Ghana.
The 15 members of the ECOWAS are Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo
Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali,
Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
The guidelines which were posted on the GACL website read in
part, “All persons arriving in Ghana (citizens, residents, and visitors) who
are fully vaccinated will be exempted from any form of testing done either
prior to boarding from originating country or on arrival in Ghana except
passengers originating their journey from China.
“Passengers originating their journey from China will be
required to present valid negative COVID-19 PCR test result 48 hours prior to
departure from originating country. In addition, such passengers will be
required to undergo mandatory COVID-19 testing on arrival at the Kotoka
International Airport at no cost.
“All other passengers originating their journey from
elsewhere other than China (i.e Ghanaian citizens, permanent residents of Ghana
or non-Ghanaians), who are partially vaccinated or unvaccinated, will be
required to present a valid negative COVID-19 PCR test result 48 hours prior to
departure from originating country. In addition, such passengers will be
required to undergo mandatory COVID-19 testing on arrival at Kotoka
International Airport at no cost.
“In addition to the above, passengers may be randomly
selected and offered test on arrival.
“Non-Ghanaians travelling to Kotoka International Airport
with fake or forged vaccination certificates shall be quarantined and returned
to the point of embarkation at their cost.
“Airlines that bring passengers to Kotoka International
Airport who are not fully vaccinated or passengers originating their journey
from China without a valid negative COVID-19 PCR test result 48 hours prior to
the departure would be surcharged $3500.”
The COVID-19 update also noted that all arriving will
undergo temperature screening, yellow fever card verification, and COVID-19
vaccination certificate verification as required.
It said that passengers transiting and transferring through
KIA will be required to fully adhere to COVID-19 testing requirements at the
destination countries.
It, however, added that children less than 18 years of age
are exempt from mandatory vaccination, pre-departure PCR testing, and testing
on arrival in Ghana.
“Airline crew are exempted from the pre-departure and
arrival COVID-19 testing and should follow the airline policy for testing.
“Passengers who arrive under emergency circumstances such as
diverted flights will not be required to undergo testing if they do not leave
the airport or remain in isolation in their hotel,” it added.
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