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COVID-19, Kano: Minister, NCDC boss in closed door meeting with Buhari

The Eagle Online by The Eagle Online
April 27, 2020
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday received briefing from the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, and Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, on the latest development on Coronavirus and the reported strange disease in Kano State.

Ehanire, who spoke to State House correspondents on the outcome of the closed door meeting in Abuja, said they briefed the President on the activities and overall positions of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the briefing of President Buhari by the Minister and the Director General of the NCDC came barely 24 hours to the expiration of the 14-day extension to a lockdown in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun States to combat the Coronavirus pandemic.

The Nigerian leader had on April 13 announced a 14-day extension to a lockdown of Abuja, Lagos and Ogun States to combat the deadly virus.

The Minister said the PTF presented to Buhari its advice and recommendations on the way forward as regard the ongoing fight against the spread of the deadly virus in the country.

Ehanire said: “We also brought the overall summary and position of the Presidential Task Force, which as you know comprises of not only the Health Ministry but other Ministries.

“We have aggregated the opinions that we have, weighing the health and the socio-economic factors and everything, to present our own opinion and recommendations to Mr. President.”

Ehanire believed that the nation was winning the fight against the pandemic as all relevant health institutions had agreed to work together to achieve the desired goal of defeating the novel Coronavirus.

He said: “The fight is going on very well.

“As I said, all countries have continued with the struggle against Coronavirus, using the strategies that they have developed for their own countries.

“We have developed a strong strategy as we are working with other experts groups like the NCDC and relevant health organisations.

“So, we are also working with the states and the governors.”

The Minister, who also spoke on the reported Kano strange disease, said his Ministry had been communicating with relevant agencies, including the Kano State Government, with a view to addressing the health problem.

Ihekweazu, who also spoke to the correspondents, advised Nigerians against wasting their meagre resources on the procurement of what he described as uncertified Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits.

He said: “We will continue to build up our testing strategies.

“At the moment, 14 testing centres have been activated across the country.

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“We want to bring the test closer to every state.

“Everybody is working very hard to solve this problem.

“I can see that some people are already procuring Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits.

“They don’t work as far as we know.

“So, I will really recommend that we all stick to the National Strategy, build on it, support its expansion and together we will get on top of the pandemic.”

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