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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has made the wearing of face masks mandatory, in the wake of the rise in Coronavirus Pandemic.

According to the President, the number of coronavirus cases keeps raising due to the fact that people do not adhere to the measure being put in place in the fight against the virus.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo in his 11th address to the Nation revealed that: “With the doctors and scientists telling us that the virus is transmitted from human contact, through talking, singing, coughing and sneezing, which results in sending droplets of the virus from one person to another, residents of these four regions, and, indeed, all Ghanaians, must remember that the wearing of masks is now mandatory.

“Leaving our homes without a face mask or face covering on is an offence. The Police have been instructed to enforce this directive, which is the subject of an Executive Instrument,” the President said in his address to the nation.

The President thus entreated Ghanaians to adhere to safety protocols to conquer the virus which has so far claimed 54 lives in Ghana.

Stressing he iterated that: “Let me repeat: our survival is in our own hands. If we are lax and inattentive, we will continue to have serious challenges with the virus. If we are mindful and self-disciplined, we have it in us to defeat this pandemic, and help return our lives to normalcy.

 I appeal to each and every one of you for your help in this regard. That is the surest way to realising our collective vision of building a new Ghanaian civilization where the rule of law is not a slogan, but a directive principle of state development; where we deliver social and economic transformation that has a meaningful impact on the lives of all our people; where a strong and vibrant economy creates jobs for the masses of our young people, and, in the process, creates a society of opportunities and aspirations for all; where we are no longer pawns nor victims of the world order; and where the vision of our founding fathers of a free, progressive and prosperous Ghana is attained. Let us, together, rise to the occasion, and fulfill our common destiny. We can do it!,” he said.