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COVID19: Governors to nominate Medical Doctors, nurses for NCDC training on tactical response

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Thirty six state governors in the country are to nominate medical Doctors and Nurses for tactical and operational response training by the National Commission for Disease Control (NCDC) to curb the spread of coronavirus.
President Muhammadu Buhari who revealed this on Sunday during a nationwide broadcast said the training has become imperative to support states with adequate professional manpower to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
According to Buhari, the Federal government has so far recruited about 100 ad-hoc staff to man call and testing centers to enhance tracing of victims.
“Our goal is to ensure all States have the right support and manpower to respond immediately.
“So far, in Lagos and Abuja, we have recruited hundreds of ad-hoc staff to man our call centers and support our tracing and testing efforts.
“I also requested, through the Nigeria Governors Forum, for all State Governments to nominate Doctors and Nurses who will be trained by the NCDC and Lagos State Government on tactical and operational response to the virus in case it spreads to other states.
This training will also include medical representatives from our armed forces, paramilitary and security and intelligence agencies,” Buhari stated.
According to the President, the Federal government is determined that there should be professional and well guided operational measures embarked by states to fight against the dreaded coronavirus.
“As a nation, our response must be guided, systematic and professional. There is a need for consistency across the nation. All inconsistencies in policy guidelines between Federal and State agencies will be eliminated.
“As I mentioned earlier, as at this morning we had ninety-seven confirmed cases. Majority of these are in Lagos and Abuja. All the confirmed cases are getting the necessary medical care,”Buhari stated.
Solomon Ayado, Abuja