Fed Govt mobilises Emirs in battle to contain virus spread AS part of collaborative efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, especially in the Northern region, the Federal Government has enjoined traditional leaders to step up efforts to stem the increasing rate of community transmission. It said that out of over 2,500 COVID-19 cases recorded across the country (as of Sunday), 1,154 were in Northern Nigeria. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, made this known at the Northern Traditional Leaders Committee on Primary Health Care Delivery (NTLC) Emergency Meeting on COVID-19 in Abuja. Ehanire said: “It has become imperative that as our respected traditional leaders safeguard our communities by mobilizing, sensitizing reporting and monitoring activities within your domains to ensure preventive measures are being adhered. “I am aware that immediately there was evidence that the out...