The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has set up the Emergency Response Committee on Coronavirus in the state.
This was made known in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, which said the Committee will proactively monitor, supervise, and coordinate Benue State Government’s response to the dreaded disease.
Also Read: Coronavirus: FG Provides Financial Supports To Nigerians in Wuhan
The Committee, which has the Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Sunday Ongbabor, as Chairman and Samuel Ngise as Secretary, also has the Commissioner for Information, Culture, and Tourism, Ngunan Addingi, Commissioner for Water Resources and Environment, Dondo Ahire, as well as Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Timothy Ijir, as members.
The State Chief Executive directed that surveillance on Coronavirus be stepped up in the 23 local government areas of the state.
The statement further indicated that a treatment centre has been established at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi, and a location identified to be used as a quarantine unit in the event of any outbreak of the disease.
The Governor urged Benue people to adhere to preventive measures and assist health workers in their various communities to succeed.
