…Uduaghan urges residents not to panic
Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, on Wednesday disclosed that the state government had set up a committee to educate and sensitise Deltans on the prevention and management of the Ebola virus.
Uduaghan, who called on Deltans not to panic as there was no identified case of the Ebola virus in the state, said seven hospitals in the state had been designated as isolation centres to handle any suspected case as part of management measures put in place by the government.
Speaking during a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders’ meeting for Delta North Senatorial Zone in Asaba, the governor said the committee, which comprised the Commissioners of Health, Information and Environment had been inaugurated and would brief Deltans on the measures already taken to ensure that the virus did not enter the state.
“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 suspected cases will be managed. Also, every local government area has a contact person and there are contact phone numbers- 08140512457 and 32815 where text messages [SMS] can be sent to report suspect ed cases.”
“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 sanitisers. 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.”
Governor Uduaghan enjoined the PDP stakeholders to help spread the campaign to the grassroots in their various local government areas.
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