The Senate on Thursday resolved to invite the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, to brief the upper chamber on the preparedness of his ministry towards taking precautionary measures to stem a possible outbreak of the Coronavirus in Nigeria.

This was even as the Senate charged the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), to as a matter of urgency, introduce measures to stop the exportation of surgical face-masks from Nigeria to Asia and other countries affected by the disease.

These formed part of resolutions adopted following consideration of a motion sponsored by Senator Ifeanyi Ubah on Thursday.

The upper chamber has also urged the Federal Ministry of Health to immediately mobilize focal persons to Oye-Obi Local Government Area of Benue State to investigate and ascertain the nature of a strange epidemic that has claimed fifteen lives.

This was part of resolutions reached sequel to the consideration of a motion by Sen. Abba Moro of Benue South during plenary.