Airport Re-opening: $150 cheaper than being infected with COVID-19 – Okoe Boye defends testing fee

Deputy Health Minister Bernard Okoe Boye has defended the payment of $150 as testing fee by passengers who fly into the country after Ghana’s airport is open on September 1.

The President of Ghana during his 16th address to the country on measures taken by government to fight the deadly COVID-19 said mandatory testing will be conducted for all passengers coming into the country.

But speaking at a Press Briefing on Monday to explain the directives further, the Deputy Minister disclosed that it’s fair for passengers to pay $150 because “nothing is more expensive than contracting Covid-19 itself”.

He also argued that the government pegged the country’s charge at $150 after assessing what other countries were paying.

Okoe Boye said the government intends to use part of the revenue generated to help in the development and maintenance of the Kotoka International Airport.

The Medical Doctor said “The cost of the test will not put unnecessary difficulty or burden on the passenger. We looked at what is being charged across the globe so when you go to a place like Zimbabwe you pay about $210 for a test.

“In China, you pay about $150 for a test and they are even doing PCR which is a very good test that identifies the virus itself. But in China after paying $150 you have to wait for about 6 hours average before you get results.

“Also remember that anyone coming into Ghana must have a negative PCR test and on the average, in Europe, if you enter a lab to do that, it is about 100 euros.

Source: MyNewsGh.com/ Ayeh Offei-Akoto/2020

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