The Greater Accra Regional Security Council has released a statement signed by the regional Minister, Ismael Ashitey directing people to wear face masks in the region.
In the statement, the council said one cannot roam or transact business or other activities without wearing face mask.
The wearing of face mask is one of the precautionary measures to help curb the spread of Coronavirus in the country.
At its emergency meeting held on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, to ensure compliance with the President’s directives on social distancing and wearing of face masks, the Greater Accra Regional Security (REGSEC) agreed on mandatory wearing of face masks in the Greater Accra Region by the general public”, the statement read in part.
The Regional Security Council also agreed the following:
(1) Education/Sensitization on the face masks wearing, social and physical distancing by the various MMDAs in their respectively e jurisdictions.
(2) Creation of Satellite markets by MMDAs to decongest main markets in the Greater Accra Region.
(3) Temporary ban on all ” Special Market Days” in the Region.
(4) Installation and use of public address systems BG MMDAs in markets to educate traders on the mandatory face masks wearing, social and physical distancing and all other directives by the President.
(5) Commercial drivers to ensure all passengers wear face mask before being allowed to board their vehicles.
(6) Notices of “No face mask, No entry” should be visibly displayed at vantages points, including offices, lorry stations, shops, markets, malls, banks, and pharmacies among others.
The enforcement of these directives, according to the Regional Security Council, takes immediate effect.
