In December 2019, the world woke up to the news of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Since then, governments across the globe have deployed various measures to contain the spread of the disease. The government of Ghana, among other measures, issued the Establishment of Emergency Communications System Instrument, 2020 (EI 63) to establish an emergency communications system to aid contact tracing during public health emergencies. This executive instrument has been criticized for illegally “legalizing” the breach of the privacy rights of electronic communications network subscribers in Ghana. This article critically analyses EI 63 in relation to the right to privacy of communication enshrined in Ghana's 1992 Constitution. It argues against the constitutionality of EI 63, calls for its revocation and replacement with an act of Parliament enacted with due regard for Ghana's legislative framework on the protection of the right to privacy of communication.

2019 年 12 月，世界因新型冠状病毒 (COVID-19) 的消息而醒来。从那时起，全球各国政府采取了各种措施来遏制这种疾病的传播。除其他措施外，加纳政府发布了 2020 年应急通信系统工具 (EI 63)，以建立应急通信系统，以帮助在突发公共卫生事件期间追踪接触者。该执行文书因非法将侵犯加纳电子通信网络用户隐私权的行为“合法化”而受到批评。本文批判性地分析了 EI 63 与加纳 1992 年宪法中规定的通信隐私权相关的内容。它反对 EI 63 的合宪性，