Deputy Mayor of Malé City, Shamau Shareef has revealed that disinfection programmes will be carried throughout the city until the country overcomes the Covid-19 pandemic.
In a special interview during RaajjeTV’s Covid-19 Coverage, the Deputy Mayor revealed that they had begun work to disinfect the streets of the capital city once again, about two weeks back and that authorities are expecting the disinfection programme to conclude within the next two weeks.
However, the council plans to continue the disinfection programme without interruption until the authorities are able to curb the spread of the virus.
The Deputy Mayor went on to add that the Health Protection Agency (HPA) forwards a compiled list of locations including some shops, warehouses and public spaces that requires to be disinfected, to the council every day. The council attends to this on a daily basis as well, said Shamau.
Further, the council has been carrying out community support work such as establishing Incident Command Posts (ICP) across the city following the declaration of the lockdown on April 15. Through these posts, the council has been providing a number of services to the people.
These ICPs are tasked with assisting in the provision of basic necessities to households under quarantine or monitoring.
The city council is also working on a round-the-clock basis to distribute medical supply issued by the State Trading Organization (STO), under prescriptions for those seeking treatment for long-term or chronic illnesses.
Council employees are also stationed at ICPs near the north harbor and their responsibilities include assisting cargo boats in supplying goods that are required to be taken to and from outlying atolls.
In addition, Shamau revealed that several efforts are also underway aside from their efforts to assist authorities curb the spread of Covid-19 in the country. As such, the council regularly conducts mosquito fogging programmes early morning, as common colds and the flu are likely to spread these days due to the monsoon.
