The United States Embassy in Ghana has announced the postponement of some scheduled visa appointments. This follows the upsurge in the country’s COVID-19 cases.

In a public notice on Twitter, on Monday, the US embassy said the ongoing pandemic and current conditions in Ghana have compelled the postponement of some scheduled visa appointments.

The embassy acknowledged that it regrets the difficulties that the change in appointment date brings, adding that it understands the hardship these actions have for those hoping to travel soon to the United States.

More COVID-19-related deaths have taken Ghana’s COVID-19 fatality toll to 464, with the active caseload at 6,411.