General News of Friday, 20 March 2020Source: 3news.comAdjourn court cases to May – CJ directs judges as coronavirus cases surge in GhanaThe Supreme Court of GhanaChief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah has issued new directives to all judges and magistrates in the country to grant long adjournments in court cases not requiring immediate resolution as coronavirus cases in Ghana surge in the last 24 hours. Judges and magistrates have further been directed to ensure that in cases currently being heard, “only lawyers, parties and their witnesses are allowed in Court”. From the first two confirmed cases on March 12, and a daily steady rise, Ghana has within eight days recorded a total of 16 cases of the global pandemic but no fatalities so far. The five new cases confirmed in Ghana involved three localized infections as authorities say they have no travel history. A statement issued moments ago by the Ghana Health Service said all the five new cases were reported from Greater Accra Region and involved Ghanaians.

Source: GhanaWeb March 20, 2020 14:15 UTC