COVID-19: Council chairman donates preventive materials

COVID-19: Council chairman donates preventive materials

COVID-19

By Sunday Bassey

Eket (Akwa Ibom), March 26, 2020 (NAN) Mr Frank Archibong, the Chairman, Eket Local Government Council of Akwa Ibom, has donated preventive materials to check spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the area.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that items donated are: hand sanitisers, face masks, infrared thermometer, high blood pressure measuring apparatus, test kids, hand bills, among others,

At a meeting with stakeholders, comprising the clergy, paramount rulers, village chiefs, councillors, supervisors, youths and market women on Thursday in Eket, Archibong said that the materials should be distributed to all health centres and public places in the area.

The chairman advised all the stakeholders to take the campaigns to their constituents and assured of government’s support to ensure that the campaign succeeded.

“In compliance with the federal and state governments directives, preventive measures like social distancing, regular hand washing and use of sanitisers should be adopted.

“I urge all stakeholders to commence awareness campaigns and sensitisation on precautionary measures against the pandemic in Eket and its environs.

“These fliers are to be pasted at every nook and cranny of the local government,’’ Archibong said.

He said the governor has instructed local government chairmen to set up task force to monitor their local governments, adding that he would head the taskforce to ensure strict compliance with safety measures.

“I admonish members of the team to report daily to me even if there is no suspected case of COVID-19 at the end of the day,” he said.

Mr Uwem Akpan, the Director of Health, who spoke, thanked the chairman for donating the preventive materials and for his prompt response against the pandemic and appealed to stakeholders to take sensitisation campaigns seriously.

Mr Udeme Pius, the Disease Surveillance Notification Officer, said that the area has not recorded any case of COVID-19.

He urged the people to comply with all safety measures and  thanked the chairman for keying into the drive of Gov. Udom Emmanuel. (NAN)

SDB/OIF/OU

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Edited by Ifeyinwa Okonkwo/Obike Ukoh

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