The Director General ,Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Janet Ekpenyong has applauded the governor Senator Professor Ben Ayade for the mass production and distribution of face/nose mask as the State's major adoptive approach towards curtailing the spread of Covid19.
The DG applauded the governor at the Cross River State garment factory,Calabar,when she moved as part of the First lady's entourage to supervise activities and work for the mass production of face/nose mask for onward distribution to Cross Riverians and residents across the state.
The DG who disclosed that various approaches can be employed to check the spread of disease pathogens which are either airborne or through contacts from an infested person to another,applaud the strategy adopted by the Cross River State government to provide and mandate all Cross Riverians for the use of face mask.
Dr Ekpenyong commended the governor for taking proactive steps in ensuring that the covid19 virus doesn't affect any Cross Riverians and resident urged members of the public to ensure strict adherence to the order issued by the governor restricting inter state movement and wearing of face mask for the time being.
"I want to commend the effort of the Governor, Senator Professor Ben Ayade and his wife Dr Linda Ayade who's here supervising activities at the garment factory to ensure that all Cross Riverians get access to face mask irrespective of where they are as declared by the declared.
"Earlier in the day,the governor himself along with his wife had distributed a tangible amount of this PPE(Personal Protective Equipment) to Cross Riverians who can came out here in their numbers and plans have already been concluded to decentralize the distribution points so that everyone can get them without subjecting them to any form of hardship"
Senator Ben Ayade had earlier ordered that from Thursday April 6th,no Cross Riverians will be allowed in the street without wearing a face mask citing section 14 sub section 11 of the Constitution as amended as a proactive measure to curb the spread of Covid19 already recorded in neighboring states.
Among others in Her Excellency's entourage were the commissioners for health and chairman of the Cross River State Covid19 response team,Dr Betta Edu, Commissioner for Industry, Humanitarian, International development, and other appointees of the Governor.
