Plateau State has set up a situation Room to monitor, evaluate and adopt all measures as may be necessary to slow down or tame COVID-19 in the state. Part of the objectives of the Situation Room is to create public awareness on the coronavirus and work with all stakeholders including the state taskforce to fight the spread of COVID-19.
The state has unveiled a COVID-19 technology platform to report incidence of coronavirus cases, evaluate field reports, provide information on index and contact tracing as well as provide first rate information on COVID-19 trends locally, nationally and globally so as to prevent panic and allow citizens and government make informed decisions.
Already, the state has deployed officials on its major highways to take saliva sample of travellers for test and possible feedback on the outcomes