The chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Kwara State, Dr Suleiman Rotimi, has urged residents to begin observing the preventive measures adopted in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic to stop the unfold of Ebola within the state.
He stated the necessity for individuals to undertake preventive measures grew to become mandatory following the affirmation of the primary case of Ebola within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
Rotimi gave the piece recommendation throughout an interview with LEADERSHIP Friday in Ilorin.
“Most of the issues that we did throughout COVID, we’ve to begin doing them too. Handwashing, use of face masks, and social and bodily distancing.
“We should also have a high index of suspicion,” he suggested.
Rotimi stated related companies had already swung into motion to include the illness in Kwara.
He recommended the Federal Ministry of Health, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the Kwara Ministry of Health, and the epidemiology staff overseeing the outbreak for rolling out actions.
Rotimi referred to as on companies at factors of entry to Kwara to strengthen surveillance, particularly for travellers coming from nations with confirmed instances.
He famous that Kwara is a border state and requires further vigilance, whereas calling on the companies concerned, together with border companies, to institute measures, particularly for individuals coming from areas with confirmed instances.
Rotimi expressed confidence within the state’s capability to include the illness, recalling its efficiency in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Kwara usually does well, and during COVID-19, we were one of the best. So I have no doubt that Kwara will be able to curtail this virus from getting into the state,” he stated.
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