A staff member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in
Bauchi state has contracted the coronavirus.
Aliyu Mohammed, the state commissioner of health, said the
WHO staff member, who was not named, earlier travelled to Kano state before
testing positive for COVID-19.
A statement issued on Sunday by one Ibrahim Sani on behalf
of the commissioner said the building housing the offices of the WHO and the
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has been sealed over the development.
The statement reads: “Following the confirmation of a staff
of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Bauchi office who tested positive to
COVID-19, the UNICEF/WHO offices have been decontaminated and are now
officially sealed today, 19th April, 2020 by the Commissioner of Health, Dr
Aliyu Maigoro Mohammed and the Executive Chairman of Bauchi State Primary
Health Care Development Agency (BASPHCDA), Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, as part of
prevention and to de-escalate the spread of the virus in the state.”
“Available information revealed that the patient had
travelled to Kano, therefore all his contacts both in Bauchi and Kano have been
identified and isolated and they are under strict follow ups and surveillance.
“At the moment, UNICEF/WHO offices have been closed down for
two weeks by the Bauchi State government.”
The new case brings the total number of persons infected
with COVID-19 in Bauchi now to six — with one person discharged.
So far, Nigeria has recorded 541 cases of the disease, 166
of which have been discharged, while 19 have died.
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