Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, Caretaker Western Regional Minister has advocated that frequent washing of hands with soap under running water and the use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers should be practiced.
He further advocated that homes, market places, shops and offices should not accept persons who call in without a nose mask adding, “NO FACE MASK, NO ENTRY label must be boldly displayed at the entrance”.
He maintained that mandatory wearing of nose masks by all at public places should be strictly enforced by the Metropolitan Security Council (METSEC), Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) and District Security Council (DISEC) and offenders prosecuted to deter others.
Mr Darko-Mensah who gave the advice in an interview with Spice News said, “Heads of institutions, especially schools, must provide Veronica buckets, accessories and soap, tissue paper as well as masks and other basic PPEs for use by their staff and clients.”
He added that social and physical distancing in churches, mosques and all other public places should be strictly adhered to whereas commercial transport operators should ensure passengers mask up before boarding their vehicles at all times.
The Caretaker Minister pointed out that contact tracing, testing, treatment, etc. were certainly left to the healthcare workers whose efforts, members of the public should complement by co-operating and respecting the safety protocols.
He divulged that to avoid a possible second lock-down, with the Western Region included this time around, we all owe it a duty to comply with these directives and ensure that the war against COVID-19 in the Western Region (and in Ghana for that matter) is won sooner than later.
The Caretaker Regional Minister called on Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to lead the process with their various Security Councils providing support.
He further charged them to implement with immediate effect the outlined strategies and measures taken by the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) under the auspices of the Regional Security Council (REGSEC), Regional Public Health Emergency Management Committee in order to defeat the virus in the Region.
Story: Seth Ameyaw Danquah
