IMPOSITION OF RESTRICTIONS (CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) PANDEMIC) (NO. 10) INSTRUMENT

WHEREAS, by the Declaration of Public Health Emergency(Coronavirus  Disease  (COVID-19)  Pandemic)  Instrument, 2020 (E.I. 61), the Minister for Health, having recognised the threat  of the Coronavirus  disease (COVID-19)  pandemic  to life and health and its potential to escalate and cause danger to the life and  health  of people living in Ghana,  exercised the powers conferred on the Minister under sections 169 and 170 of the Public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851) and declared a public health emergency;

 

WHEREAS, in order to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and protect  public health  and  public safety, the President,  being satisfied that there existed circumstances,  which required the imposition  of certain  restrictions,  pursuant  to subsection  (1) of section 3 of the Imposition  of Restrictions  Act, 2020 (Act 1012), issued the  Imposition  of  Restrictions  (Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic) Instrument, 2020 (E.l. 64);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Imposition of Restrictions (Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic) (No. 2) Instrument, 2020 (E.I.  65), additional  restrictions  were  imposed  to contain  and  halt  the  spread  of the  virus within  Ghana, especially in Accra,  Tema,  Kasoa  and  Kumasi,  which  were identified  by the Ghana  Health  Service as hotspots  of the infections;

 

WHEREAS, the President, being satisfied that there was a need to continue  to protect public health  and safety, reviewed the restrictions  imposed  under  the  Imposition  of Restrictions (Coronavirus  Disease  (COVID-19)  Pandemic)  Instrument, 2020 (E.I.  64) and issued new restrictions  pursuant  to the Imposition  of Restrictions (Coronavirus  Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic)  (No. 9) Instrument, 2020 (E.I. 134); and

 

WHEREAS, the President is satisfied that as part of measures to stop the spread of the virus within Ghana  as the restrictions are being eased gradually, there is the need to make the wearing of face coverings outside places of abode a mandatory requirement for all persons.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the power conferred on the President under subsection (1) of section 2 of the Imposition of Restrictions Act, 2020 (Act 1012), this Instrument is made this 14th day of June, 2020.

 

 

1. A person shall wear a face mask, face shield or any other face covering that covers his or her nose and mouth completely, when that person is

(a)  in a public place; or

(b)  leaving or returning to his or her place of abode.