By Our Reporter
Civil servants in Enugu state have been directed to resume work on Monday, August 3, 2020.
The State Governor, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi gave the directive on Wednesday through the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Simon Ortuanya.
In the statement, the state government advised returning civil servants to observe all Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) protocols for containment of the spread of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), “including hand washing with soap, use of alcohol-based hand sanitizer, compulsory use of face shield/mask and maintaining social distancing”.
It would be recalled that following the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, the Enugu State Government had directed all civil servants in the state to work from their homes since March 23, 2020, as part of measures to contain the spread of the viral disease.
The state government has been paying salaries of civil servants, as and when due, since the lockdown.
According to data released by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Obi Emmanuel Ikechukwu on July 26, 2020 total laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state was 741; COVID-19 cases on treatment – 299; number of COVID-19 cases discharged – 425; and number of Laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 related deaths – 17.
Enugu State Government has however rolled out an assessment platform for the public to self-assess themselves individually for coronavirus.
The new application, known as, “Enugu State COVID-19 Assessment Platform,” is not diagnostic; rather it is meant to determine your risk of exposure to the disease.
For individuals who do not have access to the Internet or a smartphone, there is a telephone line and a USSD code which can be used.
The telephone line also has options for English, Pidgin and Igbo Languages.
The internet link is https://enugu-covid19.eclathealthcare.com
Telephone: 01 440 0037; USSD code: *723*19*12#
According to the Commissioner for Health, responses are monitored on a dashboard at the State Ministry of Health and will be promptly followed up by the State Emergency Operation Centre.
The state government urged the public to take advantage of the assessment platform, as Ugwuanyi was putting measures in place to contain the disease.