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Some 140 Senior High and Vocational schools in the 33 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies(MMDAs) in the Eastern Region have been disinfected as part of the third phase of Covid-19 disinfection exercise ongoing across the country.
Dormitories, classrooms, dining halls, libraries and assembly halls of the schools were disinfected during the exercise.
A team from Zoomlion Ghana Company Limited undertook the exercise in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service (GES).
The chemicals used in the disinfection exercise was approved by the Noguchi Memorial Institute.
Some of the schools disinfected were Aburi Girls SHS, Ofori Panin SHS, Pope John’s SHS, Saviour SHS, Ghana National SHS, Saint Paul SHS, among others.
Reopening of schools
The Eastern Regional Manager of Zoomlion Ghana, George Aguadze, in an interview with the media said the exercise was in line with the government’s plans to reopen senior high schools across the country.
Mr Agaudze said that, by and large, the exercise had been smooth, but for a few schools where the absence of their heads was hampering the exercise.
He indicated that the exercise would be done again when schools reopen, and urged the school’s management to ensure students adhere to the safety precautionary measures.
Basic schools
According to him, some 2,709 basic schools across the region will also be disinfected after the successful disinfection of Senior High schools.
The Vice-Principal of Saint Paul’s Technical High School, at Akyem Kukurantumi, Agualey Teye-Be-Teye, said prudent measures are being instituted to ensure the safety of the students when school resumes on October 5.
For his part, the headmaster of Ofori Panin SHS, Kofi Beantey, said they are prepared to accept students for the double track system.
Source: dailystatesman.com.gh/Paul Nyojah Dalafu
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