Enugu Charges Residents On COVID-19

The Enugu State Government has urged residents to continue to observe all COVID-19 protocols as it records a huge success in the treatment of the pandemic.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Ikechukwu Obi, gave the advice in a statement  issued in Enugu on Wednesday.
Obi explained that  COVID-19 protocol was still very important for everyone to observe, especially now that festive season was near.
His words, “COVID-19 has not gone away, protocols are still very important for everyone to observe them.
“Everyone should be responsible by observing all protocols and as well take responsibility for those who have  underlined conditions, because someone’s carelessness can kill  people with underlined conditions,” he further advised.
The commissioner pointed out that the state government recorded a huge success  in the treatment of the pandemic which began in March this year to date.
He said that the pandemic was not surprising to the state ministry of health as the health professionals were well trained to be ready at every point in time.
Obi added that a Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response document authored and domesticated by the state government in 2013 showed how to respond to pandemic influenza in the world and in Nigeria as well as steps to be taken.
He said that the state ministry of health had been handling other pandemic conditions before the COVID-19 came into Enugu State.
According to him, it was not surprising for the Federal Government to swing into action and set up presidential task force while the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) started to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic before it came to Nigeria.
“We collaborated with the state fire service to decontaminate places like hotels, homes where  the COVID-19 cases were dictated”.

By: Canice Amadi, Enugu