…. They are infecting family
members, Bauchi govt cries out
Bauchi state government has lamented
the refusal of two Coronavirus positive cases to isolate themselves. Executive
Chairman of Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BASPHCDA), Dr
Rilwanu Mohammed, yesterday, said two COVID-19 positive people have declined to
be isolated in the state.
Mohammed who is also the Chairman,
Contact Tracing Committee on Covid-19 in the state, said they refused to be
isolated because they denied that Covid-19 is real.
He revealed that security agencies in the state
have been informed about the situation and they would soon be evacuated to an
isolation centre. Mohammed also revealed that two people taking care of one of
the 2 Covid-19 positive people at home came forward for testing and one of them
was tested positive for the novel Coronavirus. “Some people are still having
denial in their minds. We have two people who tested positive and have not
reached out facilities. What’s more worrying is that, by their denial, they are
infecting family members and other unsuspecting people. “They refused to go (to
isolation centre) because they are still denying the fact that Coronavirus is
real. As they stay at home now, already two of the people taking care of one of
them came for testing and one of them tested positive for Covid-19,” Mohammed
said. The medical doctor further advised residents of the state to keep abiding
by all protocols as set by the government and health experts in order to
contain the spread of the virus.
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