Covid-19: The Police will Start Arresting Persons without Face Masks – Health Minister

The Ghana Police Service will soon start arresting persons who go out in public without the face masks, the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has said.

The minister said, the move has become necessary as persons continue to defy safety protocols despite the growing covid-19 cases in the country.

“I believe soon, we will see the police arresting some of us, who are becoming recalcitrant”

Kwaku Agyeman-Manu said arresting defiant persons will serve as a deterrent to others to strictly adhere to the preventive measures.

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“If you are jailed three months for not wearing a face mask in public, probably [others] will take a cue from that” he said.

The Minister was speaking at the Information Ministry’s press conference today [May 14, 2020].

He urged Ghanaians to adhere to the safety protocols spelt out by health officials in order to curtail the spread of the disease in the country.

The GHS issued a Ministerial Directive for mandatory wearing of face masks last month, as part of measures taken in fighting the pandemic.