At the beginning of June, 2020, the North Tongu Directorate of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE stepped-up its COVID-19 sensitisation activities with street broadcast at major towns in the District.  The towns covered include Juapong, Battor, Mepe and Aveyime. The exercise by the NCCE was to create awareness on how to observe the COVID-19 protocols and guard against stigmatisation. 

Mr. Daniel Glikpo, The Director for the NCCE in the district said, “The Covid-19 pandemic has put everyone at risk and we at North Tongu NCCE have decided to step up our game by making everyone in the District realize the need to adhere to the safety protocols no matter where they stay,”.

 He touched on the mode of transmission of the disease, which he said included contact with an infected person, touching of the eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands, shaking hands with an infected person, and being at crowded places without a noise mask.  Mr Glikpo advised the public to adhere to the safety protocols such as personal hygiene, use of hand sanitizers, wearing of nose mask and avoid crowded areas to help contain the disease. 

He said the North Tongu District Assembly also supported the sensitisation with 200 pieces of nose masks, which were distributed to the various communities including Torgorme, Fodzoku, Tsikpoe, Kpordoe, Kpornkpo, Agorxo, and Tsikudokope.  He said the community members were happy about the activity as it was an eye opener on the effects of COVID-19. 

In all the sensitization was a complete success and an eye opener for most people in the communities visited.