Following the announcement of the primary Coronavirus case in Ondo State, palpable concern has continued to grip residents of the town.
SaharaReporters gathered that the primary confirmed case is a navy officer, who just lately returned to Nigeria from India.
A supply informed our correspondent that the state obtained the results of the take a look at after some samples had been despatched to a laboratory in Osun State.
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“We suspected two circumstances on Wednesday. One from Ile Oluji in Okeigbo whereas the second, a navy officer on the 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army Barracks in Akure.
“Immediately, we sent the two samples for test in Ede, Osun State, and got the result of the second person today which tested positive,” he mentioned.
Confirming the case in a put up on Twitter, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu pleaded for calm within the state, including that the person had been moved to an isolation centre.
He mentioned, “Ondo State #COVIDー19 index case replace: The index case is a navy officer who was a returnee from India.
“He has been in isolation since he returned and has been monitored by the medical workforce of the navy and our workforce all through this era.
“Upon showing some symptoms, his samples were taken and the diagnosis confirmed by @NCDCgov at their lab in Ede.”
Ondo State #COVIDã¼19 Index Case Update:
The index case is a navy officer who was a returnee from India. He has been in isolation since he returned and has been monitored by the medical workforce of the Military and our state workforce all through this era.— Arakunrin Akeredolu (@RotimiAkeredolu) April 3, 2020
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