The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has rolled-out a four-week COVID-19 public education campaign in the Eastern Region as means to contain the spread of the virus.

The Campaign is being undertaken with the Church of Pentecost, which has provided a mobile cinema van to sensitise citizens within the Region.

Mr Alex Sackey, the NCCE Eastern Regional Director and Head of the Campaign Team, in a statement to the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Saturday, said the Commission was targeting 4,164 communities by the end of the campaign.

It would educate the public on the need to observe precautionary measures to help curb the spread of the COVID-19.

Regular and thorough handwashing with soap under running water; use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers; and practicing respiratory hygiene by covering one’s mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing are central to the campaign.

Mr Sackey said the public were also being educated on the need to avoid the touching of eyes, nose, mouth and the face generally and adhere to social distancing.

He urged the public to remain calm and comply with the safety measures advocated by government and health experts and suspend all public gatherings including funerals, religious and sporting activities with the exception of private burials limited to 25 persons.

Residents are to reach out to the Eastern Regional Health Directorate with any COVID-19 information through the hotlines: 0591249361; 0591249331; 0591248474; and 0591246589.

“Anytime you find any person with fever, cough, and shortness of breath and breathing difficulties, which are some of the common signs of COVID-19, please call the hotlines,” Mr Sackey said.

He, however, warned the public against prank calls to the centre as it would attract severe sanctions.