Benue State has
recorded its first case of Coronavirus.
Governor Samuel
Ortom, who confirmed the develolment during a press briefing in Makurdi on
Saturday, said the patient, Susan Okpe is a returning traveler from UK.
Ortom stated that
the blood sample of the affected lady was taken to Abuja alongside others and
tested for the virus at the National Centre for Disease Control, NCDC,
stressing that the other suspects tested negative.
While advising
against stigmatization, he noted that about eight contacts were being observed,
adding out that staff of the facility where the patient went for medical
attention would also be isolated and monitored for the required number of days.
He said as part of
proactive measures to prevent the spread of the disease in the state, major
markets would be closed from Monday, 30th March, 2020
He also hinted that
there is a possibility of closing roads linking Benue and other states in the
days to come.
Ortom further
maintained that shops and medical stores would be open to the public with hand
sanitisers placed at strategic entry points to the shops for use by customers.
He reiterated the
ban on social gatherings such as funerals, weddings, Church as well as Mosque
activities, urging Christians and Muslims to worship at home until the
situation improves.
The Governor advised
Benue people to stay at home as the safest measure against contracting the
virus, adding that visits of all kinds especially by those living outside the
state should be discouraged.
According to him,
six ambulances have been made for quick response to suspected cases of COVID –
19 across the three senatorial zones of the state.
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