The Greater Accra Regional Security Council (RESEC) warned that all residents and visitors to the region must wear face masks when accessing public transportation or entering public places.
The new directive communicated by the Regional Minister, Ismael Ashitey, is contained in an April 22, 2020 press statement.
According to the REGSEC, it is now mandatory for the general public to wear a face mask outside the privacy of their homes.
Commercial drivers are also to ensure that passengers wear face masks before being allowed to board their vehicles.
“notices of ‘NO FACE MASK, NO ENTRY’ should be visibly displayed at vantage points including offices, lorry stations, shops, markets, malls, banks, pharmacies, among others,” the statement read in a radical approach to fighting COVID-19 in the capital city.
Meanwhile, the REGSEC has also banned all special market days in the region, opting for what it calls satellite markets instead.
Perhaps this draconian measures are being taken because of the extremely high rate of infections in Accra compared to other parts of the country.
Currently, the Greater Accra Region has the highest number of confirmed Covid-19 cases with about 900 out of the total infection tally of 1,154 in Ghana.