Ghanaian police fine people with 20 cedis for not wearing face masks

– People who do not wear their mask are fined 20 cedis

– A photo of the receipt accusing the payment of these fines has appeared

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The Metropolitan Assembly of Accra and Kumasi, as well as the Ghana Police Service, impose fines of 20 cedis on road users and traders who flout the mandate to wear a mandatory mask ordered by the president.

A Facebook post by Business and Financial Times reporter Osei Amankwah shows a photo of the receipt acknowledging receipt of a 20 cedi fine imposed on a Dela.

So far, more than 100,000 Ghanaians across the country have been arrested in a jiffy by police for flouting the directive.

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Ghana has so far been added to the list of high risk countries with a variant of the pandemic.

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President Akufo Addo introduced new restrictions – all outdoor weddings, parties and events are prohibited.

Survival police have also been deployed to crack down on Ghanaians who flout the mandatory mask-wearing directive.

Meanwhile, Ghana is expected to receive its first batch of 2.4 million vaccines by March, which will trigger the first batch of inoculation even as the president aims to vaccinate the entire population of 30 million.

Figures from the Department of Health show an increase in daily figures since December – this has been linked to indiscipline, failure to adhere to covid-19 protocols and elections.

Already, the Ghana Medical Association has warned the public that “their health is in their hands” and that hospitals are overwhelmed to cope with the outbreak of the virus.

Even as the government rushes to curb the spread of the virus, suspicion of Covid-19 data deletion continues to rise.

Journalists and some medical professionals doubt the numbers presented by the Ministry of Health because they claim that they (the numbers) are in stark contrast to the reality in various medical establishments.

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