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Gombe inaugurates 2 isolation centres to combat covid-19

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The Gombe State government led by Governor Inuwa Yahaya has inaugurated two new treatment and isolation centres in the state to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the inauguration of the isolation centre, with 150 beds in Kwadon, Yamaltu-Deba Local Government; the other (with 50 beds), which is at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, the governor said the state was ready to combat any possible outbreak of the virus.

Yahaya on Thursday said that though, there has been no confirmed case of COVID-19 in the state, as results of 22 suspected persons were negative; the state was in top preparation, to stem any likely outbreak.

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He said his administration was putting structures in place so “we shall be able to do all the management processes within the boundaries of the state.”

Governor Yahaya also noted that his administration had committed over N500 million, besides the centres inaugurated, stressing “no amount is too much to put on the people and we are ready to spend even more.”

On the testing machine, he said progress had been made, adding that the government was awaiting the arrival of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machines.

“Besides, we have made arrangements for the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to come and the World Health Organisation (WHO) to facilitate the certifications needed to serve the people,” Governor Yahaya said.

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