Coronavirus: 1st Case Tests Positive In Ibadan

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Oyo State government announces its first case of the deadly novel coronavirus, in a statement released by the State Governor Seyi Makinde, the governor who last week held a rally amidst the rising number of coronavirus cases in the country, with the total number of the infected in the country currently at 25, no death recorded yet. Seyi Makinde Coronavirus

Governor Makinde revealed that public health officials in the state are combining collaborative efforts with the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan’s team on the COVID-19 outbreak in the state.
He further disclosed that a US returnee identified at Oluyole Local Government Area of the State has been put in self-isolation while on close monitoring by the state’s Epidemiological team.

The statement reads;

“The COVID-19 confirmation test for the suspected case at Bodija has come back POSITIVE. The result was released at 17:35 PM of March 21, 2020,” he said.
“A follow up on the Ekiti COVID-19 case revealed that the deceased was picked up directly from Lagos Airport to a private apartment in Ona Ara Local Government Area.
“The Health Authorities have contacted the family concerned and the community has been alerted for intensified contact tracing and self-isolation of identified close contacts. The information given that he stayed in some hotels in Ibadan has been found to be false.
“Another returnee from Texas, USA, has also been identified at Oluyole Local Government Area. She has been kept in self-isolation with close monitoring by the State Epidemiological Team. All recent returnees are again urged to identify themselves to Ministry Officials and self-isolate for 14 days.
“We have released funds for: a. Activation of Emergency Operation Centre at the Ministry of Health; establishment of Diagnostic Centre for screening of Coronavirus and other related infectious diseases to be stationed at the UCH, Ibadan; equipping of the newly designated Oyo State Infectious Disease Centre at Olodo that has the capacity for over 100 cases.”

Here is the listed health helplines for residents of the state: 08038210122/ 08023229267/ 08073431342.

There are currently 16 coronavirus patients in Lagos; one in Ekiti; two in Ogun, and three in the federal capital territory (FCT). Photo Credit: Getty

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