The Niger State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Makunsidi
Muhammad has disclosed that seven people in the state are currently on
quarantine for coronavirus.
Briefing newsmen in Minna, Makunsidi said that out of the
seven people, one is in Suleja while six others in Minna.
He explained that the one in Suleja is exhibiting the
symptoms of coronavirus and had to be taken into quarantine while one of those
in Minna just returned from the UK.
The other five cases, Makunsidi said, had contact with
someone that has a confirmed case of coronavirus and they had to be
quarantined.
The Commissioner said that the government remains resolute
in the curfew of 8 am to 8 pm saying that it would go a long way in reducing
contacts with individuals.
“We know we live in close proximity with Abuja and since we
cannot stop people from coming into Minna, this is the only preventive measure
we can take to ensure that the spread of coronavirus in Niger state does not
occur.”
He further disclosed that a 28 man taskforce have been made
on coronavirus with the Secretary of the State Government, Ahmed Matane to head
the task force.
In a related development, a message reportedly said to have
been sent by a student of the Federal University of Technology, Minna to the National
Council for Disease Control (NCDC) that he had contacted coronavirus is
currently causing panic in the state.
The message which was screen-grabbed but was not containing
the name of the sender informed NCDC that he went home during the strike and met
with his aunty who returned from the United States and had been confirmed to
have coronavirus.
The sender who said he attended a pool party with his
friends in Gwada, Niger state stated that he had started feeling the symptoms
of coronavirus.
The message read, “Greetings NCDC, I am a student of the
Federal University of Technology, Minna. I actually went heme after ASUU
announce strike and reaching home, Lagos NG, I met with my Aunty that returned
from the US.
“There was a party in school and I had to attend because my
friend is hosting it, so I traveled down, I left school yesterday after
complaining to my parents and they request I come directly to your center and
report myself, they don’t want to come near me, that my aunty is positive.
“I am feeling pain and having dry cough with pain in my
chest. I can’t lie down to sleep, the painful part is I attended the pool party
and I am afraid of infecting my friends. please save me and my frÃends. If
possible, the party held in Gwada in Niger state. Help me. I need a reply
quickly to know what to do.”
The Commissioner of Health, Dr. Makunsidi Muhammad confirmed
that he had received the message and said that the state has sent a team to
Gwada to find out where the pool party held and who attended it.
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