Tuobodom tomato season: DCE distributes free masks to enforce ‘No Mask, No Entry’

As the new season for tomato set to begin, the Techiman North District Chief executive, Hon. Peter Mensah has distributed over 20,000 branded cloth nose masks to be shared to the vulnerable in the district as part of the assembly’s efforts to contain the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic.

According Hon. peter Mensah, the free distribution of the mask was to ensure that traders from other regions entering for trading activities do not come up with excuses as the Techiman North District assembly begins the enforcement of the wearing of face masks in the country as directed by the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffu Addo and the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in line with section 14 of the Public Health Act, Act 851.

Techiman North DEC, Hon Peter Mensa Waring a mask

“From today, the wearing of nose mask is going to be mandatory and we intend to enforce it, but we know that there are a lot of vulnerable people who cannot afford, so we as an Assembly has taken it upon ourselves to go round and distribute it for free so that when we are enforcing no one can say they can’t afford it,” the DCE told newsmen.

Hon. Peter Menash noted that, even though Bono East Region yet to record its first positive case of the novel Coronavirus, the booming tomato business in the district which is set to begin next week has called for the enforcement of these directives.

“All public and private institutions are to ensure the wearing of face masks by all staff and visitors. Commercial drivers are to ensure that passengers wear face masks before they board vehicles. Market women, traders are to ensure that passengers wear face masks before they board vehicles”, the Techiman North DCE announced.

“I want to encourage you to wear a mask wherever you go, as it will help you not to contract the virus, and keep it clean… If you own a business or are providing a service, i.e. a barber, a hairdresser, a tailor, a taxi driver, a trotro driver and his ‘mate’, a shop keeper, a food seller, please do well to use a mask,” the president advised.

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) announced on Tuesday, 12 May 2020 that Ghana has recorded 427 new Coronavirus cases, increasing the country’s case count to 5,127.

The Director-General of GHS, Dr Patrick Aboagye, announced this at a media briefing. Obuasi has recorded 272 new infections in the latest figures. In all the Ashanti Region has recorded 207 new cases.

Below is the list of COVID-19 hotspots in Greater Accra and Ashanti Region

Tema Metropolis

Korle-Klottey

Accra Metropolis

Kpone Katamanso

Kumasi Metropolis

Kwadaso

Suame

Oforikrom

Aboaso

Obuasi

Regional breakdown

Greater Accra -3, 981

Ashanti region -662

Central region – 154

Western region – 52

Eastern region – 99

Volta Region – 32

Upper East Region – 26

Oti Region – 24

Upper West Region – 21

Northern Region – 16

North East Region – 2

Bono Region – 1

Savannah Region – 0

Ahafo Region – 0

Bono East Region – 0