By Audrey Lotechukwu
THUR, APRIL 16 2020-theG&BJournal- Delta State Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa has assured that the distribution of food items would commence at the weekend to the various Wards in the state-the government’s commitment to providing palliatives to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on the vulnerable in the state.
He said that measures had been put in place to ensure that the food items got to the vulnerable irrespective of their political or other leanings. The governor disclosed this while speaking to newsmen shortly after inspecting the state’s Food Bank at Ibusa today.
He said that credible Deltans, including local government council chairmen, the clergy, opinion leaders, women and youth representatives, had been appointed into committees to ensure that the food items got to the right people.
According to him, bulk of the food items, including rice and beans, which will be distributed were procured by the state government and the rest came from donors. He thanked the donors for the support and called on others to contribute to the three food banks established by the state government at Ibusa, Warri and Asaba.
Meanwhile, the governor confirmed that the fourth confirmed case of COVID-19 in the state was being treated at one of the Isolation Centres in Asaba, the State capital.
He said that more blood samples of suspected cases had been sent to the laboratory for test, and advised Deltans with symptoms of the virus to quickly reach out to medical experts or COVID-19 team to avert complications and infection of other persons. He also urged owners of private health facilities to report suspected cases of the virus to public health centres to protect other persons from the infectious disease.
According to the governor, the distribution of the first phase of one million face masks produced by the state government for residents of the state would commence in two weeks.
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