Mr Umezuruike said since the onset of the disease, Ebonyi had recorded a total of 32 suspected cases with only one confirmed.
Mr Razaq lamented that presently the state has only achieved 38 per cent coverage in COVID-19 vaccination out of the 70 per cent target.
The NCDC said that there were ongoing efforts to strengthen surveillance at national and sub-national levels to increase awareness.
Eedris also expressed his gratitude to family and industry colleagues for the help rendered thus far.
The NCDC said since the beginning of 2022, 70 per cent of infections had come from Ondo (31 per cent), Edo (26 per cent), and Bauchi (13 per cent).
Mr Omilabu said the federal government should put efforts in place to acquire smallpox vaccines in the fight against monkeypox.
“It will inform public health decision-making and facilitate the development of diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines,” said the NCDC director-general.
UNICEF and the National Orientation Agency (NOA) are dismayed that only nine per cent of rural dwellers in Enugu have received the COVID-19 vaccine.
The experts suggest taking historical cues from Ebola and Lassa outbreaks.
The Oyo and Bauchi governments have begun the ‘Scale 3.0 Vaccination Campaign’ to protect residents against COVID- 19 pandemics.
