March 13, 2020 (El-Geneina) Authorities in Sudan’s West Darfur state have deployed medical teams in eight crossings along the border with the country of Chad, as a precautionary step to curb Coronavirus.
Sudan’s West Darfur state shares a 750 km long border with Chad.
Director General of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Seddiq Wahbullah, said that his ministry had taken a package of precautionary measures in order to prevent the entry of Coronavirus.
“We have deployed health teams in eight border crossings with Chad and established a quarantine center where the global protocol is applied to deal with coronavirus cases” added Dr. Seddiq Wahbullah.
However, Darfur24 has learned that West Darfur still lacks proper medical equipment , as it does not have a single thermal examination device. So, it only depends on Primitive medical equipment.