Kaduna State Government in northern Nigeria says it is prepared to receive cases of COVD-19, should any surfaces in the state. A government statement by Commissioner of Internal Security and Home affairs says, “the Infectious Disease Control Centre(IDCC) is ready to receive any case of the coronavirus pandemic, as a critical care team is on standby to support the centre.”
The Government advised residents “to be calm, as it is monitoring the three persons who have recently returned from the United Kingdom and Egypt, who are in self isolation, but have shown no symptoms of the disease.”
The according to Aruwan’s statement an Emergency Operations Committee(EOC), chaired by the Commissioner of Health, Dr Amina Mohammed-Baloni, comprising all relevant stakeholders, was set up by the government on 28th February 2020, adding that the Committee meets twice weekly to review progress.
Last week Kaduna State Government has banned all types of gatherings of more than 50 persons, including religious and social. It has also directed that all schools in the state should close from Monday.
The government has advised residents “to practise respiratory hygiene by covering the nose and mouth with a tissue when coughing and sneezing and dispose of the tissue immediately in a covered bin or cough into your elbow.
The government has also advised “all travellers from affected countries should self-isolate for a period of 14 days and report any symptom of cough, fever or difficulty in breathing to the following numbers: 08025088304, 08032401473, 08035871662 and 08037808191”.