A vessel being disinfected
Zoomlion Ghana Limited yesterday disinfected eight vessels of the Ghana Navy, a corporate social responsibility which saw the company’s personnel doing same for the whole Western Naval Command in Sekondi.
The Zoomlion voluntary exercise is aimed at containing the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
As early as 6:00 a.m., Zoomlion had arrived at the command with logistics including mechanized road sweepers, three Atomizer Boom spraying machines, Knapsack spraying machines, among others, to undertake the exercise.
The over 100 Zoomlion personnel who took part in the exercise sprayed the commands barracks and its various offices, while the mechanized sweeping machines disinfected open spaces and the entire environ.
Flight Officer Commanding the Western Naval Command, Commodore E. A. Kwafo, described the exercise as a ‘thorough’ one.
He commended Zoomlion Ghana Limited for extending its free disinfection exercise to the command.
Tema Exercise
Earlier on Friday, Zoomlion disinfected the barracks, park and various offices of the Eastern Naval Command Tema Naval Base.
Two navy ships at the Tema Harbour were also disinfected.
Addressing journalists after the exercise, Flag Officer Commanding the Eastern Naval Command, Commodore Samuel Walker, highly commended Zoomlion for the gesture.
“This whole exercise started via just a phone call from the General Headquarters of the Ghana Armed Forces—just last weekend and Zoomlion followed it up with a coordinating conference a couple of days ago,” he disclosed.
He said he was quite impressed when he received the operational instructions for the exercise, saying “they were here on time and carried out the exercise with military precision and professionalism.”
He said that personnel at the command were strictly observing all the Covid-19 protocols.
“So far, to God be the glory; we have not recorded any positive (Covid-19) case in the command,” he joyously said. Commodore Walker said the navy had deployed personnel along the beaches to help enforce the Covid-19 safety protocols.
“We have deployed our personnel along the beaches. For the Eastern Naval Command, our area of responsibility stretches from Winneba to Aflao,” he said.
He said the Navy had also given residents along the beaches special phone numbers to enable them to report any person engaged in activities contrary to any of the safety protocols.
“We have also been working with the MCEs to enforce the protocols and carrying out patrols within the Tema metropolis. And, of course, when you are coming to the base it is mandatory for every person, irrespective of your background, to wear face mask and go through the protocols before you enter this place,” Commodore Walker averred.
The National Coordinator for the Zoomlion Disinfection Exercise, Lola Asiseh Ashitey, disclosed that a total of eight more navy ships were disinfected.
She gave an assurance that Zoomlion Ghana Limited would stop at nothing to render its services to the country.