COVID19: Rivers battle ready for coronavirus – Wike govt
The Rivers State Government has expressed its readiness to manage COVID-19 if it is recorded in the oil capital of the country.
Speaking with newsmen in Port Harcourt, Director Planning, Research & Statistics, Rivers State Ministry of Health, Chinwe Atata, said following the emergence of the virus in Lagos, the Rivers State government has raised its preparedness level for COVID-19 to ALERT mode with the establishment of multi-sectoral emergency preparedness Technical Working Group specifically dedicated to reviewing the risk for COVID importation and evaluating the response pattern as events unfold in the State.
“Following the confirmation of the first case of COVID – 19 in Lagos, Nigeria, it has become imperative to brief you on the State of preparedness and necessary preventive behavior we should adopt in the interest of Public Health Safety. COVID – 19 was first discovered in the WUHAN Province on 31st December, 2019.
“The Rivers State Ministry of Health is working in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health , the National Centre for Disease Control and other relevant stakeholders to ensure maximum surveillance at all international entry points in the State.
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