By Steve Oni, Ilorin
Kwara state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRaszaq has confirmed that no fewer than 75 persons suspected to have had contacts with COVID-19 patients in the state are already in isolation for medical observation about their health status.
AbdulRazaq, who made this known on Tuesday while addressing journalists at the government house in ilorin, the state capital, on situation reports about two confirmed Covid-19 cases in the state on Monday, said the state government received the official report from the NCDC on samples earlier taken to the Ibadan test centre, confirming that the two tested positive for COVID-19. The first, he said, was the wife of a man who recently returned from UK, while the second person was a diabetic patient who also had a travel history to the UK.
He said: “Our job is cut out for us and we are definitely not dropping the ball. Contact tracing by the Rapid Response Team of the medical advisory committee has so far netted 75 persons who have had contacts with the two cases and the suspected case who died at UITH.
“We urge Kwarans to avoid crowded space, isolate themselves, and call our helplines if they have just returned from places of interest in the last three weeks. The government is extending the ongoing fumigation exercise to all the places of interest, including the relevant locations in Offa and Ilorin, where contamination with the cases may have occurred.
“Notwithstanding our preparation, we are not ashamed to say that Kwara State will be glad to get all the help it can receive at this moment. We commend everyone who has been doing so much in this regard and we call for more.”
While reacting to the late Muideen Obanimomo’s case at UITH, who was suspected to have died of COVID-19, AbdulRahman said: “The government is utterly disappointed at the breach of trust that played out in the UITH case. Without prejudice to the internal investigation by UITH, we demand immediate suspension of Professor Alakija Kazeem Salami and every other official of UITH whose professional misconduct brought us down this path pending the outcome of the ongoing probe.
On non compliance of some residents with the stay at home order, the governor said the state technical committee of COVID-19 would before the end of the day roll out more measures to ensure people comply with the directive.
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