The Rotary Club of George-town Central partnered with the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) to establish a public handwashing station at the Stabroek Market Square yesterday.
President of the Rotary Club of Georgetown Central, Andrew Boyle noted that the initiative was undertaken to increase awareness of the importance of regular handwashing to reduce the transmission of the Novel Corona-virus (COVID 19), the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported yesterday.
“We have come together to help lower the curve. What we are trying to do is to encourage individuals; whether they are customers or vendors to wash their hands because it helps to lower the spread of Coronavirus,” Boyle related to DPI.
Community Services’ Director of the Georgetown Rotary Club, Jeffrey Walcott said that Stabroek Market was chosen because “it’s a convenient point for hundreds if not, thousands of persons daily. There are people operating businesses, as well as commuters who are passing through the environment.”
Walcott told DPI that the organisation with the help of others, intends to install similar handwashing stations across Guyana. Markets will be targeted first.
“Together with our partner GWI, we hope to roll out this initiative across the country. Primarily starting with the market areas. First in Georgetown and then moving further along the East Coast and East Bank”, he told DPI.
Systems are already in place for the refilling of sanitising materials when those currently installed run low. The handwashing station provides 24 hours service and is sited close to the Police Outpost.
Club members also distributed bottles of hand sanitizers to vendors and passersby, DPI said.
Persons interested in collaborating with the Rotary Club of Georgetown Central in the fight to prevent the spread of COVID-19, can contact Walcott at 618-5000.
