A total of 69 COVID-19 persons, including 16 health workers,
have tested positive for coronavirus in Borno state.
Usman Umar Kadafur, deputy governor and chairman of the
response team for the prevention and control of the spread of coronavirus in
Borno state, made the announcement on Saturday during a press briefing in
Maiduguri, the state capital.
The state has also recorded 11 deaths.
Addressing journalists at the multi-purpose hall of the
government house in Maiduguri on Saturday evening, he said the committee has
been working round the clock the disease does not spread.
He added that the medical and surveillance teams were able
to contain the situation and bring it under control, noting that the situation
informed the need to increase the number of isolation centres in the state.
He, however, appealed to the public to be mindful of the
dangers posed by COVID-19.
Also speaking at the briefing, Aliyu Salisu Kwaya Bura, the
state commissioner for health, and secretary of the response committee on
coronavirus, explained the reasons behind the increasing number of COVID-19
fatalities.
He said some individuals with underlying ailments like
diabetes, typhoid, asthma, pneumonia, high fever and kidney disease are prone
to complications as a result of COVID-19 infection.
He, therefore, urged the media to educate and enlighten the
public on the need for proper personal hygiene, wearing of face masks,
maintaining social distancing even at burials and continue to obey the standing
rules in COVID-19.
He announced a change in the schedule for the daily media
update by the response committee, stating that the briefing will now hold only
on Mondays and Thursdays.
The commissioner also solicited the cooperation and
understanding of the media in the coverage of the COVID-19 situation in the
state and activities of response committee in order not to create panic and
mislead the the public.
Babakura Abba Jato, commissioner for information and home
affairs, enjoined the media to continue to inform, educate and create awareness
among the people on the guidelines for preventing spread of the virus.
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