Coronavirus Pandemic
THE Bauchi Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) Covid-19 Situation Room has urged the Federal Government to assist the state government with equipment and palliative to curb the spread of the global pandemic.
The Chairman of Executive Directors Forum, Mr Sodangi Chindo, made the call in a statement on behalf of the CSOs Covid-19 Situation Room in Bauchi on Wednesday.
The Bauchi CSOs’ Covid-19 Situation Room is a coalition of CSOs and NGOs in the fight against the pandemic in the state.
Chindo said “Bauchi State is one of the states with high records of coronavirus patients in the country.
“We are calling on the Federal Government to assist the state to help cushion the high cost of treatment and lifestyle of the people.”
He also urged the Federal Government to assist the state to widen the scope of the testing index, and called on the state government to buy more testing kits to improve the capacity.
“This is necessary because it has been reported that the virus is at community transmission I the state,” he said.
He also encouraged the state government to put more stringent measures on border lockdown as the ban has not been lifted to further curb the spread.
The chairman advised the government to involve CSOs in the distribution of palliatives around the state and reiterated the commitment of the CSOs to support government toward curbing the spread of the pandemic. (NAN)
– Jun. 10, 2020 @ 14:15 GMT |
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