As the number of Covid-19 cases increase, The Gambia Police Force and security agencies are set to commence operations to enforce “social distancing” in their quest to stop the proliferation of the lethal virus.

According to the police on their official Facebook page, this is also part of an ongoing effort to prevent people illegally entering the country as well as smuggling essential commodities without due process.

“To Avoid  clashes with the security,  please consider the following.

1.Àvoid crowding at markets, car parks, Attaya vous, Junctions, football fields, beaches and all non-essential public places.

2. Observe physical distancing and follow professional health guidelines for personal hygiene.

3. Call 1025 to report individuals who illegally entered into the country.

4. Cooperate and comply with the emergency powers regulations and support law enforcement in preventing the spread of Covid19 in the Gambia.”

“A person who breaches a provision of the regulations on closures and restrictions of non-essential public places, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of ten thousand dalasis.”

Source: Poliso Magazine

By: Fatoumatta Samateh