The Ho Municipal Assembly has passed a by-law to ensure the compulsory wearing of face masks in the municipality.

The assembly directed that anyone who fails to wear nose masks in public places will be made to pay a spot fine of GHC20.

This follows after President Akufo-Addo in his 11th address made the wearing of face masks mandatory, pointing out that the police and law enforcement agencies will enforce this directive through an Executive Instrument.

Speaking in an interview, the Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Letsa said the Regional Security Council has positioned task force at the various assemblies to oversee the implementation of the directive.

“The Ho Municipality passed a by-law to institute a fine of a minimum of GHS20 for those who will not comply with the directive of wearing a face mask. We are in the regional capital and we know what is going on. There is a lot of enforcement in the Ho township,” he said.

Source: abcnewsgh.com