Buhari Made Champion Of COVID-19 Response In West Africa

The Economic Community of West Africa Countries (ECOWAS) has appointed President Muhammdu Buhari as the coordinator of the COVID-19 response in the sub-region.

This was announced by Femi Adesina, the special adviser on media and publicity to Buhari on Thursday.

Allnews reports that the sub-regional heads held a virtual summit in a video conference on the said day.

The summit was held to deliberate on the rise in coronavirus cases across the sub-region.

He tweeted, “the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, leaders at an extraordinary summit held by video conference have appointed President Muhammadu Buhari as the Champion to coordinate the COVID-19 response in the sub-region.

“All the other Presidents will be available to support President Buhari.”

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On Tuesday, updates from the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) said confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the region are 5,774.

However,  1,616 patients have recovered from the disease, with 147 deaths recorded in the region.