Coronavirus Pandemic
THE office of the Secretary to the Gombe State Government (SSG), as well as the Government House clinic, are to be closed and fumigated after a staff of the Government House died of COVID-19 on Sunday.
The chairman of the state’s Taskforce on COVID-19, Prof. Idris Mohammed disclosed this on Wednesday in Gombe while briefing newsmen.
Mohammed said that the outcome of the test conducted on the deceased was among that of several others that turned out positive of COVID-19.
He said that the sample of the deceased had been taken for testing before his death and the results came in on Wednesday.
According to him, the taskforce has taken measures to ensure that community transmission is limited.
“ The office of the SSG will be closed and fumigated as well as the government house clinic where the deceased was admitted for a few days.
“All members of his (deceased) family and community who had contact with him will be traced, counselled and tested for COVID-19.
“These efforts are to limit community transmission of the virus,” the chairman said.
He stated that since the deceased was also a member of the state’s Taskforce on COVID-19, all members of the taskforce would be screened for COVID-19 and anyone found positive would be isolated.
The chairman added that all those who participated in the burial of the deceased would be traced, tested, and isolated until the results of their tests were out. (NAN)
– Jun. 3, 2020 @ 15:49 GMT |
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