Gushegu (N/R), June 18, GNA – Mr Sulemana Ahamed Nassam, Disease Control Officer at the Gushegu Municipal Hospital, on Thursday applauded the Assembly for putting measures in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the area.
He said the Assembly was yet to record a case of the disease, hence the need for all to tighten their grip on the control measures.
Mr Nassam gave the commendation at a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the Gushegu Municipal Assembly to discuss and explain the COVID-19 restrictions announced by the President and what the Municipality could do to curb the spread of the disease in the area in case it was detected.
The meeting, held at Gushegu, was attended by all Imams and heads of department in the area.
The meeting agreed to form sub-committees in all the mosques to ensure effective management of the protocols including, the use of face masks during prayers, avoiding handshakes after each prayer, observing social distancing in the mosques, washing of hands and the use of alcohol-based hand sanitisers before entering the mosques to pray.
Sheikh Abukari Imoro, Chief Imam of Gushegu called on all Muslims and Imams in the area “to comply with government’s directives so that together we can fight COVID- 19”.
Mr Issah Musah, Gushegu Municipal Chief Executive, said the Assembly had supplied 13 veronica buckets, 13 gallons of hand sanitisers, four boxes of liquid soap and 400 face masks to various groups in the area to help observe the safety protocols.
He urged individuals and organisations in the area to support the government in its efforts to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control in the country.
GNA