Security forces deployed in Aweil East over COVID-19

File photo: Aweil East County Headquarters

Authorities in Aweil East County in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State have deployed joint security forces to enforce implementation of measures against the new coronavirus.

Authorities in Aweil East County in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State have deployed joint security forces to enforce implementation of measures against the new coronavirus.

Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Tuesday, Lt. Col. Mahmoud Chan Kawac, the acting area police commissioner said police forces are working in partnership with the security and other organized forces.

“Social gatherings and random movements are prohibited in the area,” he said.

The officer, however, cited lack of mobility as one of the challenges facing the forces carrying out patrols across the country.

The national government has been urging all residents to adhere to the guidelines in preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus. Besides observing high standards of hygiene, health authorities have been appealing to citizens to avoid unnecessary human contact.

Key symptoms of the new coronavirus include fever, dry cough and shortness of breath. The virus is spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes and the droplets land in the mouths and noses of another person.

A person can also get infected with coronavirus by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or their eyes.