From
the statement made by Ogun State Government, they elaborated that the three new
positive cases of COVID-19 recorded in the state are Togo returnees intercepted
at Imeko area of Imeko-Afon Local Government.
the statement made by Ogun State Government, they elaborated that the three new
positive cases of COVID-19 recorded in the state are Togo returnees intercepted
at Imeko area of Imeko-Afon Local Government.
The government said the returnees were
heading to Sokoto and Jos through the Imeko border before they were stopped and
tested for coronavirus. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker,
disclosed this on Wednesday while addressing journalists after a visit to the
250-bed specialist hospital in Abeokuta by the officials of the NCDC.
heading to Sokoto and Jos through the Imeko border before they were stopped and
tested for coronavirus. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker,
disclosed this on Wednesday while addressing journalists after a visit to the
250-bed specialist hospital in Abeokuta by the officials of the NCDC.
Coker said 10 of the returnees,
including a driver and a conductor, were accosted at the Benin Republic border
in the State on Sunday. The commissioner said, “From the eight cases, five came
from a cluster, it was the same cluster we got the five cases from; then, about
72 hours ago, we had eight returnees from Togo heading to Sokoto and Jos. We
housed them here with a driver and a conductor, making 10 of them. We tested
them about 48 hours ago, and out of the 10, we got eight results, so far, out
of which three were positive.”
including a driver and a conductor, were accosted at the Benin Republic border
in the State on Sunday. The commissioner said, “From the eight cases, five came
from a cluster, it was the same cluster we got the five cases from; then, about
72 hours ago, we had eight returnees from Togo heading to Sokoto and Jos. We
housed them here with a driver and a conductor, making 10 of them. We tested
them about 48 hours ago, and out of the 10, we got eight results, so far, out
of which three were positive.”
When asked about their nationalities,
Coker said, “They are Nigerian citizens, returning to the nation, they were met
at the border of Imeko. “They are Nigerians returning from Togo. The important
thing is that these are reported case and if we don’t deal with them now, we
might have issues of community spreading.”
Coker said, “They are Nigerian citizens, returning to the nation, they were met
at the border of Imeko. “They are Nigerians returning from Togo. The important
thing is that these are reported case and if we don’t deal with them now, we
might have issues of community spreading.”
On the five cases transferred from
Lagos to Ogun State, the commissioner said the cases lived in Ogun but worked
in Lagos and decided to go for the test in Lagos.
Lagos to Ogun State, the commissioner said the cases lived in Ogun but worked
in Lagos and decided to go for the test in Lagos.
