Institutions comply with 'no nose mask, no entry' in Dormaa Ahenkro

Public institutions in the Dormaa Central Municipality of the Bono Region are ensuring that people wear nose masks before they are allowed entry into the facilities in compliance with the directives by the President.

Most of these institutions including the banks, are putting in place measures which makes it mandatory for customers and members of the public to observe social distancing and hygiene protocols.

A visit by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) to these institutions revealed that some banks for instance, have mounted canopies at the frontage of their premises where they host customers in waiting, to prevent overcrowding at the banking halls.

Customers who attempt to enter the banking halls without washing their hands are stopped and directed to wash hands with soap under running water followed by being given hand sanitizers to rob around their hands before being allowed in.

Mr Ameyaw James Yeboah, Chief Executive Officer, Dormaa Area Teachers Cooperative Credit Union (DATCCU), said they were keeping distancing protocols between customers outside the banking halls to check situation where people would not massed up in one area as it could spread the disease.

He said tellers have been urged to deal speedily with customers to make customer service delivery a lot faster than it used to be.

None of the workers there was seen wearing a nose mask, although a notice had been placed at the entrance of the automatic glass door.

A veronica bucket filled with liquid soap solution with tissue paper was placed at a far left corner at the entrance, where security officers call people to wash hands before entering.

At BACCSOD, Mr Charles Addae Munumkum, Chief Executive Officer, said they were committed to observing safety protocols to prevent staff and customers or any other member of the public from getting infected with COVID-19.

He said the institution sold nose mask and added that "You are expected to buy a nose mask of GHC3.00 in case you don't have one. However people were largely conforming to the directive".

At the Town and Country Planning Office a 'no nose mask, no entry' notices have been placed at the main entry.

An officer who spoke on condition of anonymity noted that they were enforcing the directive and would not hesitate to turn away people who visited without wearing a mask.

The Dormaa Ahenkro branch of the Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) have also instituted appropriate measures to stem the spread of the disease.

The Bank is also obeying the directives by ensuring that not many people were allowed into the main banking hall at the same time. Meanwhile canopies have been erected at the frontage of the Bank to keep people in wait and avoid overcrowding at the main banking hall. Also under the canopies are Veronica buckets mounted to allow washing of hands under running water.

A 'no nose mask, no entry' notices had been pasted at the main door of the bank, the GNA observed.