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Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has stated that the South-South state is well-equipped with health facilities to contain COVID-19 emergencies.
Udom made this known on Wednesday during a visit to the Intensive Care Unit/Isolation Facility at the Multi-Specialty Hospital in the state.
This was shortly before the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced the first five coronavirus cases in the state.
The governor said, “I am not just here to check the scale of preparedness but to also make sure what we put on ground works and works well.
“At times what people assume are working well are not until they are put to test before they know whether they are functional or not.
“I came in with the experts to take a look, to see whether they are working well or not.
“As at now, all the whole 13 ventilators will be tested to make sure they are working well.
“I have ordered more beds and an 20 extra facilities to accommodate emergencies.”