COVID-19 patient 'escapes' from Delta facility – Commissioner

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Delta Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, has said a COVID-19 patient escaped from one of the state’s treatment centres on Monday.

Mr Aniagwu disclosed this on Tuesday when he visited the Delta Chapter of the Association of Community Newspaper Publishers of Nigeria andHe said that modalities had been put in place to track him as he remained a potential danger to the society because he had not fully recovered from the infection.

“We have put in place machinery to bring him back and we have told the general public and all those who know him to stay clear from him because he actually tested positive,” he said.Mr Aniagwu said the state had recorded 88 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with eight deaths occasioned by the disease while 17 patients were discharged as at date in the state.According to Mr Aniagwu, “we need to flatten the curve so that we can go back to our normal life”.

 

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Lockdown will not just solve this problem, but people have to understand and believe the dangers and implications of COVID-19 on our survival as a nation.

People still don't believe in COVID-19. Govts should embark on massive sensitization and awareness programs to enlighten the public, especially illiterates and people in remote areas.

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