COVID-19: Environment minister activates health desks in 774 LGs

The Minister of Environment, Dr Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, hasactivated environmental health desks in all the 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) to advance advocacy on COVID-19.

Dr Abubakar, a member of the Presidential Task Force on the control of the spread of coronavirus code named #PTF-COVID19, urged Nigerians to continue heeding the advice of experts and government on COVID-19.

In a statement signed by Saghir el Mohammed, Director of Press at the ministry, he said: “As more people are being encouraged to go into self-isolation, we must remind everyone to stay home and practice social distancing. We know this is immensely difficult for many of us, but we know this is the right thing to do. We can, and must take these steps together.

On the measures adopted by his ministry, Dr Mahmoud Mohammed, disclosed that the Department of Pollution Control and Environmental Health, as well as the Environmental Health Officers Council of Nigeria have since deployed their personnel across the country, disinfecting and decontaminating public places such as markets, motor parks, airports, schools, and other congested areas in conjunction with relevant authorities all in an effort to contain further spread of the epidemic.

This, the minister, said is part of the ministry’s deliberate and strategic effort aimed at containing the spread of the deadly virus.

“We have also activated environmental health desks in all the 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the country to vigorously pursue grassroots advocacy, offer guidance and counselling, and to disinfect and decontaminate all risk-prone areas,” he added.

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