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A second death from Ebola has been recorded in eastern DR Congo in the final days before a deadline, now scrapped, in which health authorities hoped to declare an end to a 20-month epidemic. Hopes had been high that the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday would officially bring the curtain down on the country’s 10th known outbreak of the notorious haemorrhagic fever. But on Friday, a 26-year-old man was listed as having died from the disease, and a young girl who was being treated in the same health centre passed away on Sunday. Both died in the city of Beni, an epicentre of the outbreak, the health authorities said late Sunday. The epidemic, which began in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on August 1 2018, has claimed 2,276 lives, according to an official tally. The outbreak can only be declared officially over after 52 days without any new cases, which is equal to twice the virus’ incubation period. The DRC has so far recorded 20 deaths out of 234 known cases of coronavirus, almost all of them in the capital Kinshasa.

Some Enugu State stakeholders have commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for standing firm on the precautionary measures to checkmate the spread of the coronavirus disease in spite of pressure from various quarters.

Governor Ugwuanyi had in his Easter message, declared that all precautionary measures put in place in the state to contain the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), remained in force, in the overall public interest.


Reacting to the Governor’s stance, a leader of the state and member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BOT), Amb. Mrs. Justina Eze, said that the governor has “demonstrated the highest level of sensitivity and commitment to the safety and wellbeing of the people of our dear state”. Amb. Eze applauded Gov. Ugwuanyi for his “focused and people- oriented leadership”, and for exhibiting the political will to contain COVID-19 in the state through various state government’s interventions and support for the state’s Multi-Sectoral Rapid Response Team for the pandemic as well as state residents.



Her words: “His Excellency, Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has proved to the people of Enugu State that he really cares for their health, safety and wellbeing. “This bold stance by our governor that the enforcement of the precautionary measures to contain the spread of this deadly viral disease remains, even when some states, out of pressure, had relaxed theirs, is worthy of commendation and tells more about his commitment to our wellbeing.




“Since this pandemic reared its ugly head, we have seen our governor’s steadfastness to ensure that the people of Enugu State are safe and protected. His administration approved and released N330 million and additional N20 million to the state’s Multi-Sectoral Rapid Response Team to discharge their duties. “We have seen the state government activate three Isolation centres in Enugu and Nsukka, and at the same time, carrying out massive reconstruction and rehabilitation of Colliery Hospital Enugu to be dedicated as an Infectious Disease Isolation and Treatment Centre.



“All educational institutions, markets, land boundaries, churches, among others, were closed to achieve the social distancing protocol, while the state Fire Service commenced the decontamination and fumigation of the state. “I learnt that the state government is, at the moment, distributing palliatives, which include the state’s Coal City Rice, to the less privileged in our remote communities through the churches, the physically challenged and other organizations. All these are to ensure that this COVID-19 is contained in this state and I sincerely commend our governor”.

Two teenagers simply identified as Dare and Fawas have reportedly drowned while swimming in a beach at the Epelemeje Orofun community, Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos.

The spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, DSP Bala Elkana, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said some members of the community reported the matter at the Ibeju-Lekki Divisional Police Station on Saturday.

He said the command had deployed its Marine Police Team to the area for search and rescue operation.

According to him, the command was awaiting the report of the team.

“The command advises parents to monitor their children and ensure that they remain at home during this lockdown period,” Elkana said. (NAN)

Foremost auto company in Nigeria, Massilia Motors, the sole
distributor of Mitsubishi Motors in Nigeria, has donated food items
to 1,000 homes in Ijora.
Ijora is a suburb of Lagos State, where the company’s
headquarters is located.
The food items donated by Massilia include bags of rice, beans,
sugar, salt, vegetable oil, pasta and tomato pastes, among others.
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citizens for solidarity against covid-19
The items were handed over to Oba Abdul Fatai Aremu Aromire,
the Ojora of Ijora, by a Massilia Motors team led by the Deputy
Managing Director of the company, Mr. Kunle Jaiyesimi.
While commending the efforts of government in checking the
spread of COVID-19 in the country, Jaiyesimi said the company’s
gesture “is a way of alleviating the hardship the COVID-19
lockdown may have on people in our neighbouring community.”
Masilia Motors is a joint venture of CFAO and Chanrai Group,
focused on automotive needs in Nigeria.

Two persons suspected to have contracted the
coronavirus in Bayelsa state have tested negative to the
virus.
The Chairman of the Implementation Committee of Bayelsa State
Task Force on COVID-19, Dr. Inodu Apoku, disclosed this to
journalists in Yenagoa on Sunday.
He said samples were collected from the suspects at the Federal
Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa, for testing at the Irrua Specialist
Teaching Hospital in Edo state last Monday.
He said the results were received on Thursday last week adding
that the suspects have all been discharged from the hospital.

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