Two tourist sites in Ghana’s Ashanti Region have been closed to the general public due to Coronavirus.
They are the Manhyia Palace Museum and Okomfo Anokye Sword Site, located in the capital, Kumasi.
Management in a short notice to local and foreign tourists said that the temporary closure follows efforts to prevent the deadly disease from spreading.
“The public will duly be informed at the reopening of these sites when situation returns to normalcy”, a statement from management of the facility sighted by Dailymailgh.com read.
Any inconvenience caused is deeply regretted, it added.
Kwahu Easter Festival called off
Ghana’s tourism industry appears to be bearing the brunt following confirmed cases of the Covid-19 outbreak.
The Kwahu Traditional Council (KTC) for instance has called off the annual Kwahu Easter Festival and all activities associated in adherence to measures by government to stop the spread of Coronavirus.
A statement released by the KTC on Monday said public engagements with Nananom within the KTC are cancelled with the Akwasidae festival celebrated with minimal contacts and restricted to indoor traditional ceremonies.
“Appointment and visits to various Palaces in Kwahu remain suspended unless they are extremely necessary. Chiefs and people in Kwahu are advised to travel only when necessary and take extreme caution if they have to.
“Our various markets and trading centres should adhere to the strictest of hygiene and minimize contacts with people,” the statement said.
The statement urged the media in Kwahu to be extremely cautious in their reportage and not to cause unnecessary fear and panic.
By Jonathan Ofori, Daily Mail GH | Email: Joevica18@gmail.com
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