The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed that effective Monday, March 28, 2022, the wearing of face masks as a preventive measure for COVID-19 is not compulsory in Ghana.
The low levels of infections coupled with the significant numbers of persons who have been vaccinated, he said in a national broadcast informed his decision to revise the Covid-19 restriction.
“With countries in the ECOWAS Community, especially in our neighboring countries, presently, like us, recording very low levels of infections, and having significant numbers of our people vaccinated, and on the advice of the national COVID-19 Task force and the health experts, I have taken the decision to revise the COVID-19 Restrictions, enacted under E.I. 64”
“So, from tomorrow, Monday, 28th March, the wearing of face masks is no longer mandatory. I encourage all of you, though, to continue to maintain enhanced hand hygiene practices, and avoid overcrowded gatherings” he said.
President Akufo-Addo further urged all Ghanaians to get vaccinated against the illness to ensure that the country meets its 20 million target by June 2022.
He also directed that outdoor programmes such as sporting events, entertainment spots, political rallies and funerals could resume at full capacity provided that all persons at such events are fully vaccinated.
“All in-person activities, such as those that take place in churches, mosques, conferences, workshops, private parties and events, cinemas and theatres may resume at full capacity, as long as the audience and/or participants are fully vaccinated. Hand washing and hand sanitising points should be made available at these venues.
“Outdoor functions at sporting events, entertainment spots, political rallies and funerals may resume at full capacity, again, as long as all persons at these events are fully vaccinated” he urged.
With over 13 million vaccinated persons, President Akufo-Addo asked the general public to get vaccinated against the global pandemic.
“To my Fellow Ghanaians who have not received the jab, I urge you to take it. To those listening to the propaganda by the conspiracy theorists and those who are still skeptical about the efficacy of the vaccine, it has been a year since my wife and I got vaccinated; it has not disrupted our physical wellbeing, nor has it caused us to be sick. We are, touch wood, hale and hearty, like the other 13.1 million Ghanaians who have been vaccinated.”
Ghana’s case of the Covid-17 active cases stood at 71 and 1,445 death cases as at Thursday, March 24, 2022.
