COVID-19: NCDC Lauds Enugu Govt for Efforts in the Fight
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) officials who have been in Enugu State since one week,in response to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic, on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, visited Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State at the Government House, Enugu.
The NCDC team, led by Tajudeen Arowolo, after an interactive session with Gov. Ugwuanyi and the leader of the State Multi-Sectoral Rapid Response Team, Dr Ifeanyi Agujiobi, expressed satisfaction with the proactive safety measures put in place by the Enugu State Government to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
The measures, according to the NCDC team, include the activation of three Isolation centres in Enugu and Nsukka, the ongoing massive reconstruction and rehabilitation of Colliery Hospital Enugu to be designated as an Infectious Disease Isolation and Treatment Centre, the closure of all educational institutions, markets, land boundaries, etc, to achieve the social distancing protocol, as well as the decontamination and fumigation of the state.
The NCDC team commended Gov. Ugwuanyi for the tremendous support he is giving to the State Multi-Sectoral Rapid Response Team to effectively discharge their duties, pointing out that “they are in high spirit”. The officials added that what they met on the ground when they arrived Enugu was also commendable.
The team promised to make recommendations to its National body on how to further support the State response team in the discharge of her duties.
Other members of the NCDC team are Prof. Kabir Sabittu, Deacon Chinenye Nwaekpe, Amedu Michael Onoja and Dr Adeke Azuka.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Sam Udekwe is a journalist working in the News and Current Affairs department, Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS) Enugu. He is well trained in all genres of journalistic venture.
Mr Sam read Mass Communication, graduating all with Distinction in National Diploma, Higher National Diploma and Postgraduate Diploma at IMT, Enugu and Madonna University, Okija, Anambra state, while he is presently on his M.Sc programme also in Mass Communication, at National Open University of Nigeria.
He is currently the NUJ Chairman, Enugu state.
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