Unconscious third COVID-19 patient in Ekiti stabilised, 70 isolated – Health Commissioner
Governor Kayode Fayemi, while breaking the news, on Saturday, said the woman, who is a health officer in Lagos, sneaked into Ekiti, where she went into a coma after a cesarean session at a private clinic.
“The news of the third case was broken by Mr. Governor, on Saturday. She went into Coma before being referred to a teaching hospital. I want to tell you that she is improving.Yaya-Kolade said about 73 people that had contacts with the patient had been identified through aggressive contact tracing that was done by the government.
“Some of the suspects who didn’t have homes to perform the self-isolation were being provided with accommodations by the government”. Similarly, the Special Adviser on Security, Brig-Gen. Ebenezer Ogundana said in view of the identified gaps, the government had beefed up security at borders and virtually all porous portions had been closed down to check the influx of people.
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