Christmas celebrants ignore president’s coronavirus directive

Regional news for Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Source: GNA

12/30/2020

Christmas celebrants in the metropolis of Sekondi-Takoradi have ignored the president’s directive on the operation of beaches, clubs and pubs.

Hundreds of residents have filled the beaches of Sekondi, Shama and Funko to celebrate Christmas without resorting to COVID-19 security protocols.

The pubs along Takoradi Beach were in full operation as the celebrants frequented their services at night.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has ordered clubs, pubs, beaches and nightclubs to remain closed during the Christmas holidays as part of measures to curb the resurgence of COVID-19.

President Akufo-Addo also urged Ghanaians to respect security protocols during the Christmas festivities.

However, the GNA observed that some of the pubs were ensuring compliance with COVID-19 protocols such as washing hands with soap and wearing nasal masks.

Meanwhile, a visit to some of the hotel entertainment centers revealed something different, as the celebrants observed COVID-19 security protocols, particularly the physical distance protocol.

Fans who swarmed Sekondi by the hundreds for the number one Christmas event dubbed ‘Taadi Bronya’ threw COVID-19 safety protocols at the dogs, while masquerades that delighted fans in their usual dresses and dances took their turn without social distancing. they have their nasal masks on.

Ahead of Christmas, Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Executive (MCE) Chief Abdul Mumin-Issah, in an interview with GNA, said the security task force was tasked with arresting recalcitrant residents, who would try to enter the beaches to control the spread. virus during and after the holiday season.

He noted that it was the mandate of security agencies to enforce laws, including COVID-19 restrictions, to ensure full compliance and expressed hope that they would do their job properly.