General News of Friday, 19 June 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comScores arrested for breaching coronavirus protocolsThe arrested persons violated the compulsory face mask directiveThe Central Regional Police Command has arrested some 131 persons for violating the coronavirus safety protocols. Regional Police Commander, COP Paul Manly Awini, who revealed this at the launch of a disinfection exercise in basic and senior high schools in the region said the arrested persons were found guilty of breaching the compulsory face mask directive. Today, we have arrested 131 persons who breached these protocols, and they are all being processed for court.”The action follows the President’s announcement of a mandatory face mask directive in his 11th update on the coronavirus situation in Ghana. Leaving our homes without our face masks or face covering on is an offence” he said. Per the E.I., face masks, face shields or any other face covering that covers a persons nose or mouth completely must be worn when they are in public or leaving or returning to their place of abode.

Source: GhanaWeb June 19, 2020 18:00 UTC