Coronavirus: Enugu urges citizens to maintain good hygiene

The Enugu state government on Tuesday urged its citizens to continue maintaining good hygiene as a preventive measure against the coronavirus and other diseases.

Director of Public Health in the state Ministry of Health, Dr. Boniface Okolo, who gave the advice in Enugu, said that frequent hand washing with soap and clean running water is one of the steps to take so as to prevent any kind of germs.

He said that whereby the citizens cannot afford hand sanitizers, they should adhere to frequent washing of hands.

“Always wash hands before you use them on your face, also wash your hands properly after touching anything dirty.

“For the fact that there is no case of coronavirus in Enugu, people should maintain good hygiene and if possible avoid crowd for the moment,” he said.

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The director commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for releasing N20 million to equip the Enugu isolation centre to an international standard and as well provide more protective materials for the state health workers.

He urged the public to always visit the hospital whenever they feel sick and avoid self-medication so as not to delay proper treatment.

“Always go to hospital for proper diagnosis and treatment, avoid self-medication and buying drugs without prescription from the doctor,” he advised.