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Specialist sniffer dogs are to be tested to see if they can detect coronavirus.

The charity Medical Detection Dogs has already trained dogs to spot the scent of malaria, cancer and Parkinson's.

It plans trials on the current pandemic virus with Durham University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).

Charity boss Dr Claire Guest said it had to find out how to "safely catch the odour of the virus from patients".

"In principle, we're sure that dogs could detect Covid-19," she said.

'Fast and effective'
If this is proven, the dogs could be used to screen anyone, including those with no symptoms.

"This would be fast, effective and non-invasive and make sure the limited NHS testing resources are only used where they are really needed," Dr Guest said.

LSHTM head of disease control Prof James Logan said research showed dogs could detect the odour of malaria infection with a level of accuracy "above the World Health Organisation standards for a diagnostic".

Medical Detection Dogs said each disease had its own unique odour.

Dogs could be ready in six weeks to help provide a "rapid, non-invasive diagnosis", it said.

They could potentially also be trained to tell if someone had a fever.

Prof Steve Lindsay, from Durham University's Department of Biosciences, said detection dogs could be used at airports to rapidly identify people carrying the virus.

"This would help prevent the re-emergence of the disease after we have brought the present epidemic under control," he said.

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COVID-19: Gov. Umahi Tightens Ebonyi State Borders, Visits Different Boundaries To Ensure Total Lockdown(Photos)

In a bid to curtail the dreaded Coronavirus from entering Ebonyi State, Governor David Nweze Umahi, FNSE, FNATE, on Saturday, embarked on interstate boundary checks, chiding security men earlier dispatched to the adjoining boundaries of the state to ensure nobody except fuels, food condiments and medical equipment are allowed to enter the state.

Leading the Anti-Corona Virus team which comprised all the security heads in the state from the St Margaret Umahi Int'l Market, the team moved to the boundary between Abaomege and Igbo Imabana Community in Abi LGA of Cross River State.

At the Abi and Abaomege boundary, Governor Umahi uncovered plots by commuters to enter the state against government's directives and frowned at the attitude of commuters and motorists toward the measure which was taken to avoid further spread of the dreaded virus.

All the commuters coming into the state were asked to return to where they came from, an exercise he personally supervised.

Seeing compliance to the directives, he moved to check the level of compliance at the boundary between Uturu in Abia State and Mile 2 in Ishiagu LGA of Ebonyi State where the same Abaomege scenario played out. He immediately ordered and enforced the returning of all the parked vehicles attempting to sneak into the state through the boundary back to where they came from.

At the scene of the event, a commuter, Mrs Lucy Okafor from Enugu state described Umahi as a man with an excess energy .

Mrs. Okafor said it is only Gov. Umahi that she has seen personally monitoring the compliance of boundary closure which shows that he loves the good people of Ebonyi State.

In her words,

"It is only Ebonyi State Governor that I have seen leading people to boundaries to see if people are flouting the order."

"Other governors only say it without monitoring compliance, and that's the reason this thing (virus) is entering other states".

"This man has excess energy".

At the end of the exercise - the Governor thanked the committee leaders and members for all their total commitments in ensuring that Covid-19 pandemic is not allowed to enter Ebonyi and further recommended that Ebonyians must take the fight more seriously and that more youths should be immediately mobilized to work with security agents to ensure that all entries into Ebonyi State are completely locked down.

"To all Chairmen of our LGAs, Committee members and leaders, let me highly commend you for all your kind commitment ever since this unfortunate Covid-19 started.

"This lockdown against the movement of passengers and none essential trucks in and out of our State is the only sure way to further protect our people.

"We will involve more youths to work with the security agents day and night in all the exit and entry points of the state to ensure total lockdown.

"I plead that we take this matter very seriously as leakage will not be accepted until we completely win."

Francis Nwaze
Special Assistant to Ebonyi State Governor on Media
28th March, 2020

28/3/2020
Public Service Announcement

I am directed by the Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. Dr. David Nweze Umahi, FNSE, FNATE, to make the following announcement:

That Ebonyi State Government observed with dismay that some religious organizations have been disobeying Government's directives on public gathering, by mounting loud crusades, conducting wedding and burial ceremonies as well as other gathering outside their worship centres.

Consequently, Ebonyi State Government hereby shutdown all religious gatherings in the State effective from 30th March, 2020 to 14th April, 2020, in other to protect the lives of our people from the scourge of COVID-19; since Government will not like to cause embarrassment to our religious leaders.

Government, therefore requests Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Ebonyi State, Chapter and leadership of other religious organizations in the State to ensure that this directive is fully obeyed by every religious group in the State, as Christians as well as other religious groups are encouraged to pray from their homes.

Ebonyi State Government is concerned that with 2 cases of COVID-19 having been confirmed in Enugu State, Government cannot in any way afford to risk the lives of Ebonyians, hence these directives.

Ebonyians are hereby advised to take the fight against COVID-19 very seriously by observing government's directives on the dos and don’ts of COVID-19 preventive measures.

Meanwhile, Ebonyi State Government directs that with effect from Monday, 30th March 2020, all market and shops that are not dealing on essential commodities be shutdown. In like manner, all drinking joints, sports and sporting activities as well as other forms of public events are hereby shutdown.

This means that the shops that will be allowed to remain open are: Vegetable, foodstuff and fruits market, meat market, building materials, medical shops, hotels, hospitals, pharmaceutical stores, spare parts dealers and other allied essential services.

Government further called on farmers, especially the rice millers and other food processing industries to expedite action on food production, to ensure availability of food to the general public, in case there is need for total lockdown of activities in the State.

Government is also considering inter-senatorial partial movement restriction in the state from Monday, 30th March, 2020.

Ebonyi State Government has prepared quarantine, isolation and treatments centres at the border between Enugu and Ebonyi State as well as Unity Square, with one holding area at Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki (AE-FETHA) where suspected cases will stay, if the test result is positive, he/she will be moved to any of the isolation/treatment centres.

Members of the public are enjoined to supply information about the returnees from outside the country or from other parts of Nigeria.

Also, Government has made available hotel accommodation for all the medical personnel that will be involved in carrying out test/treatment on patients with suspected cases, and also, to ensure that they are fully isolated from associating with families and the public, as government does not want to risk their lives or that of their family members.

Given the forgoing, Ebonyi State Government is calling on medical workers, who wish to volunteer in the handling and treatment of suspected COVID-19 patients and confirmed cases to report to the office of Hon. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Daniel Umezurike or Dr. Emeka Onwe Ogah, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki (AE-FETHA) and register immediately.

All these actions taken by the State Government are to ensure the protection of lives of Ebonyians which government swore to, under the oath of Federal Republic of Nigeria.

By the grace of God, there is no record of COVID-19, so far in Ebonyi State, and there shall be none in Jesus name, amen; provided we do our own part and God will do his part.

Signed:
Ugbala Kenneth Igwe, Ph.D.
Secretary to the State Government/ Coordinating Commissioner

Nawoooooo

Lagos explosion was terrorist attack IPOB said
Many call them names now Akure !!!

A stupid president is always elected by stupid people.

Like if you believe IPOB was right about Lagos explosion considering this Akure explosion.

God bless imam Tawhidi.

Beacefull lawyers like Buhari followers over to una.


Op you have achieved it king lala is viewing your thread 100% sure your going to fp

*CORONER VIRUS-EBONYI QUARRANTINED OVER 800 STUDENTS AND STAFF OF SCHOOL OF NURSING AFIKPO.*

Ebonyi State government, on Wednesday, quarantined over 800 students and staff of the School of Nursing, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Afikpo or fear they might have contracted the corovirus.

Government took the decision after a management staff of the school returned recently from a medical trip from Italy and mingled with students and staff without first subjecting himself to the 14 days self -isolation and COVID-19 test as directed by the government.

It was learnt that the commissioners for Education, Dr. Onyebuchi Chima; Internal Security and Border Peace, Stanley Okoroemegha and Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health,Dr.Chris Achi, had visited the school following reports about the teacher that returned from Italy.

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health,Dr. Chris Achi, who addressed students and staff, said that there was need for the government to be sure that the virus had not been spread in the school, saying all students and staff would be quarantined inside the school compound for a 14 days.

Governor David Umahi also ordered that the Italy returnee principal and administrator of the school should be arrested and kept at the Abakaliki quarantine centre for 14 days. (The Sun)

Ok

healthserve:
By this time next year, you won't be alive

pardon him and withdraw your comments for he or she is still a child... And I pray God have mercy on us!!

Astark:
tell your God to have Mercy on his followers that ate dying because of coronavirus

God have mercy on us... We are sorry for our sins let this plague pass us by O Lord.

Many are mad few are roaming the street .... May God almighty have mercy on you for your still a toddler...

Great one Ebonyifirst

The most useless country in the world where lawmakers beg a supposedly democratically elected president to address them in a time of unprecedented global pandemic.

For starters and for the benefit of those intellectually challenged Nigerians:

1) Nigeria is NOT a nation and can never be. What it is according to Chief Obafemi Awolowo, is a mere geopolitical expression created by a Scottish man and christened "Nigeria" by his English concubine, for purely British economic interest. Anybody referring to Nigeria as a nation cannot be regarded as an intelligent being.

2) Jubril Al-Sudani masquerading as Buhari cannot address the hapless British experimental Guineapigs named 'Nigerians' because Abba Kyari and the rest of the cabal are afraid that he will be unmasked during cross examination by journalists. He will be forced to stand for hours, up close and personal as other heads of state around the world have done and continue to do, to answer searching questions about Covid 19. Jubril is a Sudanese citizen, he has no interest if Corona virus kills all inhabitants of Nigeria. What Abba Kyari dictates is what he does.

Sadly Abba Kyari and his fellow handlers of the Zoo Republic will dare not hold an open press conference in the garden of their Aso Rock because that is tantamount to exposing their fake Buhari because they know the heat of the sun will inevitably melt Jubril's makeup and a combination of close proximity of TV camera lens and questions from journalist will complete the process of unraveling the Fulani fraud of the century. Let them try and see, the world is waiting.

The Dumbest president ever

Iam not understanding this president any more or is true that he is imposter?

This one na hisbia police Uniform ooooo

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Officialgarri:
You know that no region in Nigeria commits crime any longer. There are no igbo, Yoruba or Hausa murderers anymore. The perpetrators of all crimes in Nigeria are Fulanis.

Infact, Mr. Ikechukwu who killed his younger brother over an inherited piece of farm land was discovered to be a Fulani herdsman.

What I however find hard to stomach is the fact that the state governors and many politicians and wealthy men of the society still trust and hand over their herds of cows to this herdsmen to rear.

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That Money is more than Nigeria total budget... God deliver us from this Chinese Virus And let scientist, physicians and the rest of them see the cure of this virus before this month end Amen


God you never disappoint and I know you will never disappoint...

Hates will never see this

People are pained because Trump call it Chinese Virus but are happy when China accused US Army for bringing the Virus shame!!!

Like for Chinese Virus
Share for Corona virus

NGpatriot:
How's this of any importance or relevance?

Too many jobless and idle people.

you must be from coronu

The woman must be Koronu

Rip to the woman...

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