Ondo State has joined other states to have confirm case of Coronavirus- Ondo State has recorded its first case of the deadly coronavirus.
The state Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, disclosed this on his Twitter handle on Friday.
Ondo State #COVIDー19 Index Case Update: The index case is a military officer who was a returnee from India. He has been in isolation since he returned and has been monitored by the medical team of the Military and our state team throughout this period.
Upon showing some symptoms, his samples were taken and the diagnosis confirmed by @NCDCgov
at their lab in Ede. We have now commenced the transfer of the officer to the state isolation center.
We have just received confirmation of our first positive #COVIDー19 case in Ondo State this evening. The infected person is currently under isolation and will be monitored. We have activated all necessary protocol to locate all contacts and will be working closely with @NCDCgov
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Ondo State #COVIDー19 Index Case Update:
The index case is a military officer who was a returnee from India. He has been in isolation since he returned and has been monitored by the medical team of the Military and our state team throughout this period.— Arakunrin Akeredolu (@RotimiAkeredolu) April 3, 2020