“Specimen for the test was taken the following day and sent to Irrua.”
Igwegbe said the patient was diagnosed with the virus following a test upon getting to the hospital.He said the patient was immediately moved to one of the isolation centres in Anambra for treatment.“The patient was quickly moved from our isolation ward to the Anambra state Treatment Centre last night for care and treatment.
“The patient, a male trader resident in Onitsha was admitted to the isolation ward following proper triage on his presentation on May 20.Igwegbe told the News Agency of Nigeria that a suspect was earlier taken in, but the test sample was not taken before the patient died. “That was a probable cause, the patient showed some symptoms but the sample was not taken before the patient died.The CMD added that all the necessary precautions were taken and all those that attended to the confirmed patient used Personal Protection Equipment.
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