The Adamawa State Committee for Containment of COVID-19 has received a donation of N2.5 million cash from Members of the House of Representatives in the state.
The lawmakers represented by Kwamoti Laori representing Numan Lamurde and Demsa Federal Constituency said the donation was aimed to support efforts of the government to contain the coronavirus.
Similarly, the Committee has also received another N2 million naira from one Musa Garba a Yola based Businessman who has also donated one of his facilities to be used as isolation centre if need be.
UBA has also pledged the sum of N28.5 million naira all towards the fight against the dreaded pandemic.
In a related development, North East Development Commission, NEDC had donated two Mobile Ventilators, other preventive kits.
Receiving the donation the State Chairman COVID-19 Containment Committee who is the Secretary to the State Government Mal Bashir Ahmad applauded the gesture of the commission, NEDC in contributing items to assist in the fight against coronavirus in the state
Ahmad stressed that though no case has been recorded, assured that the committee is up and doing and the state government is getting prepared in case of any eventuality.
Items received for the state and Federal Medical Center FMC Yola include 1000 Personal Protective Equipment PPE kits for state and 800 for FMC, 600 surgical masks for state 400 for FMC, 300 ordinary masks for state and 200 for FMC.
Others were 20 infrared for the state, 12 for FMC, 240 packets of hand gloves for the state, 160 for FMC, 240 hand sanitizer for the state, 160 for FMC and two ventilators for the state.
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