General News of Wednesday, 18 November 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comGhana Police explains difficulty in enforcing EI 164 on mandatory wearing of face maskplay videoSuperintendent Sheila Abayie-Buckman, Director of Public Affairs, Ghana Police ServiceThe Ghana Police Service says it has been difficult to enforce the Executive Instrument (EI164) which makes wearing of face masks compulsory with the aim of minimizing COVID-19 infections. This, she said, indicates that everybody has the mask and she can not comprehend why people are not wearing it. “But when you arrest, you need [....] evidence to show that the person was not wearing [a] mask. “On Monday, 14 September 2020, I extended the Executive Instrument of the mandatory wearing of face masks by three months. 164, any person who fails to comply with the mandatory wearing of face masks shall be punished in accordance with Section 6 of Act 1012.

Source: GhanaWeb November 18, 2020 06:56 UTC