Group Sensitizes Youths, Women on Hygiene Against Coronavirus Pandemic

Group Sensitizes Youths, Women on Hygiene Against Coronavirus Pandemic

By Chika Uju

Group known as Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization, WEWE, one of the Community Sensitization Organisations, CSOs, which is funded by USAID to implement Effective Water Sanitation and Hygiene, E-WASH, has sensitized youths of Umuororonjo Community, Owerri Municipal Council, Imo State, to imbibe sense of thorough sanitation while maintaining hygiene to defeat diseases especially Coronavirus Pandemic.

The group advised the youth to always stay safe, maintain hygiene via thorough “hand washing in running water and soap for at least 20 seconds or using alcohol based(60%) and sanitizer. Keeping physical distancing with at least 20metres while correct wearing of mask in public places, appropriate use of disposable tissue while coughing or sneezing or do same into the bent elbow in the absence of tissue”.

They were further instructed on using household disinfectants to wipe at- risk surfaces (as virus survives better on hard surfaces than fabric and related coronaviruses can stay on surfaces such as metal, glass or plastic for as long as nine days), but should not touch their hands on their nose, mouth or eye especially when their hands are dirty.

Engr. Emeka Ugoanyanwu, <div style='margin-right: 10px; float: left;'><p class=
CEO, Imo Water and Sewerage Corporation" width="418" height="279" /> Engr. Emeka Ugoanyanwu, CEO, Imo Water and Sewerage Corporation

The Sensitization Team also provided clarification and demystified some common myths and misconceptions about coronavirus pandemic which has brought the entire World to its knees.

WEWE added that alcohol cures Covid-19 and that the alleged 5G Mobile Networks spread coronavirus pandemic cannot travel on radio waves or mobile networks, stating that “kids cannot catch coronavirus. Spraying alcohol or chlorine all over your body kills coronavirus. The disease is mainly for rich people, it is a death sentence.

In the same vein, GHARF Team in collaboration with RUCF Staff, held monthly meeting with 60 members of Okigwe Adiwomma Women group who were selected from diverse communities at two Urban Areas of Okigwe local government council, Imo State.

Though the meeting was held in three batches with 20 participants in each class who were told of the importance of hygiene and sanitation, a means of coronavirus pandemic prevention.

However, Face Masks were later distributed to the participants and Hand Washing Points were made available where they washed their hands thoroughly before the meeting to prevent disease.

 

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