Covid-19: Bauchi activates surveillance strategy centre at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Int’l Airport

Barely 24 hours after it declared its readiness to combat the spread of Covid-19 anywhere in the state, Bauchi State Government has officially activated a surveillance strategy centre at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport.

The centre which was done through a collaboration between the State Ministry of Health and the State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BASPHCDA) was part of efforts to prevent any outbreak of the deadly Covid-19 in the state.

While addressing newsmen at the airport premises shortly after the activation of the centre, the Commissioner of Health, Dr Aliyu Mohammed Maigoro said that the aim of the activation of a surveillance strategy centre at the airport, was to ensure that no person with the virus gained access into the state.

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He further explained that the surveillance team members have been trained on how to take passengers temperature, travel history and other vital information to enable them to detect any possible symptoms.

“The surveillance strategy centre at the airport is part of the state government initiative to combat the spread of the deadly Coronavirus in the state. Already, we have trained the surveillance team members on how to detect any person with the virus coming into the state. They have been trained on how to check people’s temperature, travel history and other necessary information”, he said

The Commissioner also emphasized on the need for people to imbibe the culture of regular hand washing and keep the environment clean as well as avoid contact with wild animals which are dangerous.