Senate Concern About Corana Virus

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The Senate yesterday charged the Federal Ministry of Aviation on the need for proper surveillance of all persons arriving from China, especially Chinese citizens from Nigeria who traveled for the Chinese Lunar New Year festivities against Corona virus.

It also charged the ministry to extend such surveillance to all arrivals from any country that has a major disease outbreak to ensure that they are isolated by staying indoors for at least two weeks before mixing up with the Nigerian public.
This followed a motion on Corona virus outbreak and preventive response towards stemming its spread in the country.

The Senate also urged Nigerians with any reported cause(s) of likely infection or symptoms that approximate to those associated with Corona virus to visit the hospitals for urgent health check.
It advised Nigerians to wash their two hands with soap, clean water, preferably from a running tap at all times.
Senate also urged Nigerian traveling public desirous of traveling to Asia, especially China, to heed Federal Government’s travel advisory on China and postpone their travel arrangements until the Corona virus outbreak ends.

The senators challenged the Federal Government to allocate more funds to the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to acquire new equipment for research and diagnosis of tropical diseases that threaten human existence.


Besides, the Amalgamated Traders Association (SEAMATA) urged Igbo traders to shelve their business trips to China and other Asian countries following the outbreak of Corona virus.
In a statement in Enugu, President General of SEAMATA, Chief Gozie Akudolu and Secretary, Alex Okwudili, asked their members to postpone every business in the Corona virus-ravaged countries until the virus was contained.


Meanwhile, the Nasarawa State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Ahmed Babayaha has disclosed that five cases of Lassa fever have been reported and one confirmed, saying the victims were receiving treatment at the National Hospital, Abuja.


































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