As Ghana prepares for a possible lockdown due to the increasing number of recorded Coronavirus cases, emergency shopping has been advised.
Citizens have been urged to stock up their kitchen and purchase all necessary items needed during the period.
The probability of a lockdown in Ghana is highly expected after the country’s parliament passed the Imposition of Restrictions Bill into law.
Ahead of the likely lockdown, JiveGH.com gives you a list of items you should purchase in order to survive a lockdown in Ghana.
Grocery
- Rice
- Tin Tomatoes
- Cooking Oil
- Powdered milk
- Teas
- Milo
- Cerelac
- Sugar
- Salt
- Sardine
- Canned Tuna
- Corned Beef
- Water
- Soap – toilet soap, washing soap, laundry (tide, ariel, omo)
- Detergents – Dettol, savlon, methylated spirit, band aid, TCP, Gentian violet, gloves
- Toothpaste
- Frozen fruits
- Frozen vegetables
- Tissue paper and toiletries
Foodstuff
- Corn dough (freeze)
- Cassava dough (freeze)
- Groundnut paste
- Kontomire (cook, portion & freeze)
- Fresh tomatoes (process & freeze or freeze whole)
- Gari
- Beans (cook & freeze)
- Garden Eggs (cook & freeze)
- Onions
- Smoked fish (freeze)
- Garlic (chop up and freeze)
- Ginger
- Riped plantain (fry & freeze)
- Lemons
- Fish
Meds
- Water
- Vitamins C
- Pain meds
- Multi vitamins
- Zinc
- Sanitizers
- Cough syrup(over the counter only)
Also,
- Fuel for generator set
- Enough credit on pre-paid meters
