COVID-19: Governors Set to Mobilise Help for Troubled States
NCDC reports 239 new cases, total now 4151 with 745 discharged, 128 deathsNMA condemns standoff against NCDC in Kogi, Cross RiverAs the scourge of Covid-19 pandemic continues to bite harder in many states across the country, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum has concluded plans to mobilise assistance to states with difficulties to navigate challenges thrown up by the global health pandemic.
In a related development, the Nigerian Medical Association decried what it called antagonistic attitudes of Kogi and Cross River states towards the advisory by the National Centre for Disease Control . NMA said the law establishing NCDC empowered it to lead national response in disease outbreaks and public health emergencies.
“So, we are putting together a volunteer health workforce of people, who are willing to assist in the fight against COVID-19. We will train them, incentivise them, and provide the requisite supplies that would guarantee their safety, while helping to save humanity. Sanwo-Olu, who gave an update on the COVID-19 pandemic management in the state, also directed the police to immediately begin confiscation of commercial motorcycles whose owners were flouting the earlier ban.
The governor said many commercial motorcycle operators were openly and indiscriminately defying the suspension on their operation. He said the ban on Inter-state travel, except for essential goods and services, was also consistently flouted. In many cases, he alleged, people decided to make the final leg of the journey into the state on foot, to beat the restrictions.
On community transmission, Ukaga said it had been on the increase due to poor hygiene. She advocated the need for more enlightenment and education of rural dwellers on the strict observance of personal hygiene. “This is the main reason to wash hands frequently and why infected persons are quarantined or confined to an isolated place. This is also the reason why individuals, who have been in close contact with sick persons are sought out and quarantined.”
In a statement by its president, Dr. Francis Faduyile, and General Secretary, Dr. Olumuyiwa P. Odusote, NMA reiterated that the Act establishing NCDC empowered it to lead the national response in disease outbreaks and public health emergencies. It said the law also mandated the centre to coordinate diverse kinds of feedback, but regretted that the NCDC had been unable to discharge these functions in some states of the federation.
He said the volunteers would be given daily allowances, which he listed as follows: medical consultants, N5, 000; medical doctors, N2, 500; nurses N2, 000; health environmentalists, N1, 500; and ambulance drivers, N1, 000. Isamotu said, “The COVID-19 confirmation test for one suspected case came back positive on Friday out of the 14 samples we sent for testing at the NCDC accredited testing centre, the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, Ede, during the week. The case sneaked into the state from Kano State and the neighbours immediately alerted our COVID-19 team.
“The lead agenda of the Seventh Assembly is quality legislation that will impact the lives of Osun people. In order to assuage the fear of people contracting the virus while we resumed, it has become imperative that everyone coming to the Assembly must wear facemask. It is going to be, “No facemask, no entry!
“As part of these measures, the state’s laboratory capacity is being strengthened and training of laboratory personnel is on-going by NCDC, World Health Organisation , and other partners. Aaron said, “This evening, we are here to celebrate, because it has been our goal to get a testing centre in Rivers State. Today, I am happy to announce that we can now do COVID-19 tests at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital courtesy of the Rivers State Government ably led by our own Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike.
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