The Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan yesterday revealed that the State Government had earmarked seven hospitals in the state as isolation centres to handle any suspected case(s). This, he said was part of the measures put in place by the government to forestall the outbreak of the virus in the state, adding that a committee has also been set up to educate and sensitize people of the state on the prevention and management of the Ebola virus.
The governor, who spoke during a Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] stakeholders meeting for Delta North Senatorial Zone in Asaba, disclosed that the committee which comprises the Commissioners of Health, Information and Environment has been inaugurated and would brief Deltans on the measures already taken to ensure that the virus does not enter the state.
His words: “There is no Ebola virus in Delta State and it will not come to the state. We are doing everything possible to deal with the scourge. We have set up an inter-ministerial committee comprising the Commissioners for Health, Environment and Information to sensitise and brief Deltans on the measures in place to tackle any outbreak in the state
“We have designated seven hospitals in the state as isolation centres where any suspected cases will be managed. Also every Local government area has a contact person and there is a contact phone number- 32815 where text messages [SMS] can be sent to report any suspected case.”
Continuing, he said: “We require the cooperation of all Deltans to stop any outbreak in the state, we need to up our personal hygiene, wash our hands regularly and use hand sanitizers. Those of you with relatives in any of the West African countries where there is an outbreak of Ebola virus who need to bring in any corpse from there should let us know so that we can ascertain the cause of death,” he added.
Dr. Uduaghan tasked the PDP stakeholders to help spread the campaign to the grassroots in their various local government areas and enjoined Deltans not to panic as there was no identified case of the Ebola virus in the state.
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