LCC intensifies disinfecting public places

THE Lusaka City Council (LCC) has intensified its exercise of disinfecting public places around the city. A team of LCC public health inspectors has been going round Lusaka to disinfect public places such as markets in order to reduce chances of the spread of Covid-19. LCC public relations manager, George Sichimba said a team of […]

LCC intensifies disinfecting public places
THE Lusaka City Council (LCC) has intensified its exercise of disinfecting public places around the city. A team of LCC public health inspectors has been going round Lusaka to disinfect public places such as markets in order to reduce chances of the spread of Covid-19. LCC public relations manager, George Sichimba said a team of health inspectors was in Northmead area where they were carrying out health disinfections. Mr. Sichimba said the council has also embarked on the massive Covid-19 sensitization exercise in public cemeteries. He said that the exercise was started after an observation by the council that most mourners are not abiding by the public health guidelines. Mr Sichimba said that the observation also showed that the compliance levels among Lusaka residents has gone down making the work of the council difficult when enforcing public health measures. He explained that enforcing public health guidelines has been difficult because public cemeteries are not fenced. This makes mourners access the facilities from all corners at will. “We are trying to change the methodology by speaking to mourners directly so that people realize that the prevention of Covid-19 is at individual level. So people should take individual responsibilities rather than waiting for people to go and remind them,” said Mr. Sichimba. He disclosed that a group of public health inspectors was at Chingwere cemeteries over the weekend carrying out sensitizations.