The Ashanti Regional Minister, Hon Simon Osei-Mensah has asserted that government is doing everything possible to make sure that the COVID-19 is restrained to maintain Ghanaian lives.

The Ashanti Region on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, underwent second-time disinfection and clean up exercise in the various markets. The activity took place simultaneously between 330 and 350 markets in 46 Districts including the Bantama, Nhyiaeso, Manhyia, and Subin sub Metros.

In a press briefing, before the exercise began, the Regional Minister made known that government is embarking on the various exercises at market places to overcome the economic burden created by the virus and empower trade.

“In fact with the onset of the COVID- 19 virus which has bedeviled the whole world and creating a lot of social, economic and financial problems for the various countries, the president of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has come out with various steps and measures to make sure that we contain and ultimately end this virus in the country,” he said.

“Some of the measures is the cleanup and disinfection exercise. This is not the first time it’s happening. It did take place a few months ago where there was disinfection of all markets and lorry parks which was followed up with cleanups and fumigation.”

Hon. Simon Osei Mensah applauded the Media and Zoomlion Ghana Limited for their support through informed publications and commitment towards the government’s activities and prayed that such assuring support would be stimulated to help progress the region and Ghana as a whole.

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“We wish to express our deepest appreciation to the media for the support in whatever exercise we do in the region. You have been of great support to us and we cherish it.

“We pray that this cooperation will continue so that the development of this region would be enhanced and improved and put us on a higher pedestal as all of us are wishing.

“We are grateful to Zoomlion Ghana Limited for accepting to do this work. I know either the first exercise, they did disinfection in all the private schools free of church.”

The Ashanti Regional Manager of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Mr. Philip Yeboah Asante acknowledged government’s idea to keep on with the disinfection exercise. He informed that fumigation and disinfection plays a key role in reducing the rate of infection of coronavirus cases in Ghana.

“Our machines and workers present indicate that we are on course to do better work. The disinfection is really helping, the more we disinfect, the higher it reduces the infection rate,” he ended.