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Imo COVI-19 Committee Chairman, Prof Maurice Iwu
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has constituted a nine-member Committee on Prevention of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with Prof Maurice Iwu as Chairman. Other members include:
Announcing the setting up of the committee, Chief Press Secretary/Media Adviser (Gov.), Oguwike Nwachuku, said Thursday in a statement: “Governor Uzodimma who took this initiative to forestall the spread of the disease now ravaging many parts of the world stated that Government took this step as a proactive measure even as Imo has not recorded any COVID-19 infection.
“In the wake of the outbreak of the Coronavirus, Governor Uzodimma had directed the Ministry of Health to activate all platforms, including emergency response measures with the procurement of protective equipment, enhanced border surveillance, community enlightenment and distribution of sanitisers.
“The governor has always insisted that the health of the Imo people is critical to his administration’s policy thrust; hence, no stone would be left unturned in ensuring a healthy state under his watch.”
