The 20-member team was inaugurated in line with the President's directive to implement measures including; education on the precautionary measures and ensuring that adequate plans were in place to manage any eventuality in the area.

Mr Isaac Appau-Gyasi, NJSMA Municipal Chief Executive in a release copied to the Ghana News Agency said the team would be at the fore front of all measures in the municipality to curtail the spread particularly an effective monitoring to ensure that the citizenry adhered strictly to the precautionary measures.

According to the MCE, the assembly had suspended all gatherings and programmes at the Assembly hall entirely and provided handwashing facilities at all vantage points at the assembly for both working staff and visitors.

Again, marriage registration/wedding ceremonies at the NJSMA were limited to couples and witnesses, two from both the bride and the groom sides only, to limit crowd at the assembly hall, which may pose threat to the working staff.  

The release also indicated that all public places such as restaurants, drinking spots, and public toilet facilities were instructed to strictly adhere to the directives by providing hand washing facilities and sanitizers as well as observe the social distancing etiquette.

He encouraged citizens to frequently wash their hands with soap under running water for 20 seconds, use approved hand sanitizers and cover their noses and mouth when sneezing and coughing to avoid the spread of the disease.

Mr Collins Aikins Akuffo, NJSMA Public Relations Officer in an exclusive interview with GNA, indicated that the Assembly had purchased about 1000 hand sanitizers and 500 Veronica buckets to distribute to its staffs, market women and drivers in the municipality. 

He said the Assembly was doing more radio education to educate the public and tasked the Information Centre operators to use their media to keep educating the masses on the updates of the disease and its preventive measures.