Governor sacks official for ‘careless handling’ of suspected COVID-19 patient
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has sacked a government driver who attended to a suspected COVID-19 patient “in an unprofessional manner”.In a viral video obtained by PREMIUM TIMES on Wednesday, the driver was seen evacuating a suspected COVID-19 patient with the help of some persons.
He also directed the issuance of queries to top officials of the state ministry of health “for failing to act with necessary caution and expertise in the handling of the incident.” The governor directed that members of the RRT be queried, “while other steps are being taken to ensure this incident does not repeat itself”.
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