Minister Says FG Ready To Contain Scourge, In case Of Outbreaks - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 11, 2020
The Minister of Health Osagie Ehanire, says Lagos State in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, is well prepared and ready to contain the novel Coronavirus 2019-nCoV infectious disease, if eventually it breaks out in Nigeria.
Ehanire gave thisassurance, while briefing newsmen after inspecting facilities at theEmergency Response Readiness designated for the Coronavirus victims at theMainland Hospital, Yaba in Lagos. He also commended the state government forits level of preparedness against the outbreak of any infectious disease in thestate.
While expressingsatisfaction at the infrastructure put in place, Ehanire said the state,considering its vulnerability to infectious disease, had learnt lessons fromthe Ebola episode of 2014, and reflected the experience in its level ofpreparedness.
The Minister, who alsoinspected the state Bio-bank located inside the Mainland Hospital, lauded thestate government for deploying additional 30 health personnel to assist withsurveillance at the ports entry.
Earlier, Lagos StateCommissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi said the state had been workingassiduously to prevent an import of CoronaVirus into the state.