All markets within the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis in the Western Region will on Monday, April 6, 2020, be closed for a disinfection exercise.
Two of the markets – Takoradi Market Circle and Sekondi Market will, however, be closed to the public on Sunday, April 5, 2020, at 12 noon to enable officials of the Ghana National Fire Service to flush all drains ahead of the planned disinfection exercise.
The exercise forms part of the government’s program to disinfect all markets and other public areas across the country following the recorded cases of COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
Regular market activities are scheduled to resume on Tuesday, April 7, 2020.
“The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly will on Monday, April 6, 2020 close down the Takoradi Market Circle, Sekondi, Kojokrom and other community markets to business activities for disinfection spraying exercise. The exercise is expected to cover all the markets and other public areas such as transport terminals, events ground, drains and others,” a release from the Metropolitan Assembly announced.
A total of 125 sprayers are expected to undertake the exercise which will commence simultaneously in all the markets at 6 am.
Sellers of food-related items have been advised to move their wares to safer locations or properly cover them with strong polythene or rubber materials to avoid contamination.
