“Gov Ortom has directed that surveillance on coronavirus be stepped up in the 23 local government areas of the state.”
This was contained in a press statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Terver Akase, and made available to newsmen in Makurdi.
The statement further stated that the committee would “proactively monitor, supervise and coordinate Benue State government’s response to the dreaded disease. “Already, a treatment centre has been established at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital and a location identified to be used as a quarantine unit in the event of any outbreak of the disease.
The statement named the state Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Sunday Ongbabor as the Chairman of the committee and Dr Samuel Ngise as Secretary.
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