The Kaduna state
government has confirmed another case of COVID-19 in the state.
In a statement,
Amina Baloni, commissioner for health, said the case, which is the sixth in the
state, has no connection to the first five cases.
Baloni said the
latest case is a male who worked as a gateman in Mando area of the state and
recently returned from Lagos.
“[He] travelled to
Kaduna on public transport and made contact with the authorities as his
symptoms worsened. The patient has been evacuated to the state’s Infectious
Disease Centre,” she said.
According to the
commissioner, the latest case presents a “nightmare scenario of possible
community transmission of COVID-19 in the state.
“It is very
difficult and complicated to trace the contacts of a patient who came from
Lagos via public transport and has had some instance of local commuting since
his arrival,” she said.
“The Rapid Response
Team is trying its utmost to elicit from him a list of his contacts, so that
they can be traced and monitored. He does not know who his fellow passengers
from Lagos are. But the team is working to develop an idea of his local
contacts in Kaduna, including any vehicles he commuted in and people he met at
the hospital he visite within his neighbourhood.
“It was in order to
prevent and avert a scenario like this that the government has consistently
appealed to the public to practice social distancing and directed commercial
buses to carry no more than two passengers per row.
“The instances that
have now been recorded of people spreading COVID-19 from one state to another
further reinforces the need to stop all inter-state travel. People need to stay
in one place and help reduce the footprint of COVID-19.”
The commissioner
said the state banned motorcycles, taxis and tricycles because they do not
satisfy the conditions for social distancing.
She also emphasised
government’s advice against large gatherings and congregational prayers,
adding: “now that there is a case of possible community transmission of
COVID-19, residents must begin to take more seriously the quarantine
conditions”.
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