Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, has called for the establishment of the National Centre for Diseases Control, NCDC, in Calabar to enable the state to administer Coronavirus test on the numerous Cameroonians and other nationals living in the state.
Ayade made the call in Calabar on Tuesday while inaugurating the Special Response Team on Coronavirus in Cross River State.
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The Governor, who announced the release of 500 million Naira with 20 vehicles for the effective running of the Committee, called on the Federal Government to see Cross River as a priority, due to its international borderline with Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome, and Principe.
He said despite the zero incident of Coronavirus in Cross River, the pressures on the state health facilities are enormous which need the Federal Government’s intervention to alleviate the current situation.
The Governor also directed the Food Bank Sub-Committee to make available staple foods for every household to ameliorate the hardship they may face during the lockdown period.
