Additionally, the Speaker also directed the administration in Parliament to fumigate the chamber and other areas of the legislature before the House sits on Thursday. The Speaker further tasked the leaders to consider creating spaces using the public gallery and other available areas in the House to prevent MPs from sitting too close. The measure is to ensure that Members of Parliament (MPs) and staff of parliament are protected against the coronavirus pandemic. He said the WHO guidelines for the sitting arrangements due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease are global directives that the House adhered to. “Even in a matter of the state of emergency Parliament has to act on it.

Source: GhanaWeb March 19, 2020 13:07 UTC