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Voters without face masks to be turned away from polling centers in Ghana

Ghana election campaigns

A supporter waves a flag as she walks past campaign posters of candidate of New Partriotic Party (NPP) Nana Akufo-Addo during the final day of campaigning at James Town in Accra, on December 5, 2020.

Photo credit: Pius Utomi Ekpei | AFP

By  Xinhua

Xinhua News Agency

What you need to know:

  • The decision was taken to control the spread of Covid-19, since many people will gather in the over 38,000 polling stations across the country. 
  • Senior lecturer Abdul Basit Aziz Bamba observed the country has laws that make the wearing of a face mask in public places compulsory. 

Accra,

The Electoral Commission (EC) in Ghana has said it will turn away eligible voters who go to polling centres to exercise their franchise without wearing face masks Monday's general election.

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