“As part of its mandate, NCDC had provided support to all states in Nigeria.”
NCDC announced this through its official Twitter handle and said that as at June 6, 389 new confirmed cases from 23 states and nine deaths were recorded in the country.
Other states where new cases where found were Anambra , Gombe , Nasarawa , Imo , Kano , Sokoto , Jigawa , Ogun , Bauchi , Kebbi , Kaduna , Katsina , Ondo , Abia and Niger .Over 6 million people had been affected and the number of deaths had exceeded 300,000 as at June 6. ”We commiserate with their families and friends who have had to deal with the difficulty of losing loved ones at this time,” it said.
NAN recalls that the National EOC included representatives from the FMOH, other sister agencies and partners. Meanwhile, it said that the safety of health workers had been at the forefront of Nigeria’s response strategy to COVID-19. The NCDC noted that the EOCs had served as the coordination hub at state level since the first case was confirmed in Nigeria.
Meanwhile, the agency also launched the #TakeResponsibility campaign during the 100 days which have formed the cornerstone of public health messaging. “As part of the global and regional response, NCDC has received guidance and support from WHO, Africa Centres for Disease Control and the West African Health Organisation.
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