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John Dumelo disagrees with the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture’s directives on how to keep the public safe and ensure a fun-filled COVID-19 controlled holiday period.
He believes that requiring patrons to show their vaccination cards prior to entry is not feasible, makes no sense, and would be ineffective.
On the United show, John Dumelo expressed his reservations. He believes that the directive violates the rights of people who do not want to be vaccinated. He also listed a few reasons why it does not make sense.
“No, it won’t work. That’s it. It’s not going to work. Number one, how would you know who is vaccinated or not. If I show you my card, how do you know I am vaccinated? … Were you there when I went to the hospital for the injection?”
“Let’s say tomorrow, Monday, I went to the hospital, and Kwame is the nurse. Charley Kwame, and then he gives me a fake injection with a card. The card is genuine, biodata and all are printed on it. But how do you know that I have taken the injection?
“The second one is that if you are saying that the patrons coming to the event show take the injection, what about those foreigners who didn’t want to take the vaccine?”
Mark Okraku Mantey, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts, and Culture, outlined COVID-19 measures that the government has in place for the December festivities. This included pre-entry vaccination cards, social distancing, and handwashing protocols.
“Vaccination cards will be required to enter. You must show that you have been vaccinated to be able to enter. Age five and above would require a mask. Masks would be removed for special activities like eating and drinking.”
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