COVID-19 patient flees Plateau isolation centre
A male COVID-19 patient has absconded from a Plateau isolation centre, the Coordinator, World Health Organisation, Mr. Williams Bassi, has said.
The WHO coordinator, however, stated that efforts were on to trace the fleeing patient and return him to the centre to complete his treatment. “The major problem we have is that so many people have tested positive but have refused to go to the isolation centre, an example is the Duala Area in Jos North.
Earlier, the Director, NOA, Mr. Bulus Dabit, said that Jos North was the epicentre of the disease in Plateau state accounting for 76 out of 109 positive cases in the state as of June 3. The director appealed to the traditional ruler to use his position to impress the message of social/physical distancing, personal hygiene and other safety measures on his subjects as non-compliance was higher in rural communities.
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