Some officials of the Ebonyi State Government have tested positive to coronavirus,This was as the number of infections recorded in the state rose to 75 out of the over 3,000 sample tests conducted.
In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Uchenna Orji, the government said 26 COVID-19 patients have been treated and discharged, while 49 cases were still receiving treatment and were in stable condition.
The commissioner said in order to ensure contact tracing, the state government directed that all government offices be shut for one week effective Thursday.“All civil servants shall work from their respective homes within this period but shall leave their phones open to respond to official imperatives.
Orji added that the state government directed that all government offices be decontaminated forthwith, including the new and old Government House complexes.
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