The suspected Coronavirus patient at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, (UITH) may have infected about 75 persons with the virus.
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq, while addressing the state residents confirmed that the suspected victim of Coronavirus patient had contact with not less than 75 people in the state already.
“Yesterday evening , April 6, 2020, we received the official report from the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) of samples earlier taken to the Ibadan test centre. The test confirmed that Kwara state now has two cases of COVID-19. The first is the wife of a man who recently returned from the United Kingdom (UK).
“The second case is a diabetic patient who also had a travel history to the UK. He came into the country on March 18. He has since gone into self-isolation with his wife.
“Following reasonable suspicion, the sample was taken from him and he has now been confirmed positive.
“COVID-19 is a global pandemic. Contracting it is neither a death sentence nor or an indication of guilt. We urge Kwarans to avoid crowded space, isolate themselves and call our helplines if they have just returned from places of interest in the last three weeks.
“The government is extending the ongoing fumigation exercise to these places of interest, including the relevant locations in Offa and Ilorin, where contamination may have occurred as a result of this infectious disease.
“Notwithstanding our preparation, we are not ashamed to say that Kwara state will be glad to get all the help it can receive at this moment. We commend everyone who has been doing so much in this regard and we call for more.
