In a move to curb the fast
spread of the current cholera outbreak in the Ho Municipality, the Municipal authorities
have announced a massive cleanup exercise, scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday.
The exercise which begins in the morning between 6am- 10am, will see residents
pour onto the streets in their various suburbs to clear weeds, desilt and
choked drains, under the coordination of assembly members and chiefs.
To ensure full
participation from both formal and informal sector workers, Assembly officials
have disclosed that the central market will be under lock and key, whiles shops
owners, public and corporate institutions have also been directed not to open
their premises for business until after the cleanup exercise.
Authorities further noted
that, residents and institutions who failed to adhere to the directive will be
appropriately sanctioned.
Last week, the Assembly
fumigated all public toilets following reports of four confirmed cases of
cholera in the Municipality. Whiles public education on cholera prevention
still continues on the airwaves.
