From Blessing Olaifa, Abuja
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has advised the management and workers of the ministry to take precaution against the spate of Coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world.
The minister, in a statement by the Director of Press, Mohammed Manga, said all hands should be on the deck to check the menace of the disease.
The statement quoted Aregbesola as giving the advice in a circular titled: “PRECAUTION AGAINST COVID-19 INFECTION,” which he signed and issued at his office in Abuja.
The minister noted that fever, nasal congestion, sore throat, diarrhoea, dry cough, aches and pains were among the symptoms to watch out for by the workers in form of caution as handed down by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and other stakeholders, on the containment of the scourge.
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In addition to the measures taken by the Federal Government to contain the spread of the virus, Aregbesola said: “It is important that I advise you all to ensure you strictly adhere to the preventive measures regarding personal hygiene both on the work premises and at home, maintain social distances in public places, avoid crowded locations, keep your families at home, wash your hands, observe the no handshake rule and make use of sanitisers.”
He described the Coronavirus disease as very dangerous and called for vigilance, saying some persons, though infected, do not present any of the symptoms for a number of days.
Aregbesola urged agency heads in the ministry to build the internal resilience of their officers, men and operational readiness to strengthen their capacity so as to offer support at frontlines of the Federal Government COVID-19 Response efforts as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari.
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