Edo’s Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, says the state government has measures in place to deal with viruses such as coronavirus in case they threaten the 2020 National Sports Festival (NSF).
Shaibu who gave the assurance in Benin at the state’s Infectious Disease Isolation Centre, Department of Disease Control said the state had effectively dealt with Lassa fever.
“We dealt with other issues which seemed bigger than this, and coronavirus will be no exception,’’ he said.
Shaibu spoke shortly after he conducted Gabriel Aduda, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Youths and Sports Development, who represented the minister, Sunday Dare, at an event in Benin.
“The issue of coronavirus is one issue we all must deal with. When you have over 11,000 people in the city as your responsibility, you have to put all mechanisms in place to guarantee their safety and their health.
“We in Edo already have measures to deal with various issues like coronavirus, because Lassa fever has been a major issue. This centre was built for Lassa fever and it’s going to be used now if need be for any case of COVID-19. He assured.
