BEVERLY HILLS, May 03, (THEWILL) – Borno state government has revealed that a total number of 69 persons, including 16 health workers, have tested positive for coronavirus in the state.
Usman Umar Kadafur, Deputy Governor and Chairman of the response team for the prevention and control of the spread of coronavirus in the state, made the announcement on Saturday during a press briefing in Maiduguri, the state capital.
Addressing journalists at the multi-purpose hall of the government house in Maiduguri on Saturday evening, he said the committee has been working round the clock the disease does not spread.
He added that the medical and surveillance teams were able to contain the situation and bring it under control, noting that the situation informed the need to increase the number of isolation centres in the state.
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He, however, appealed to the public to be mindful of the dangers posed by COVID-19.
Also speaking at the briefing, Aliyu Salisu Kwaya Bura, the state commissioner for health, and secretary of the response committee on coronavirus, explained the reasons behind the 11 COVID-19 fatalities in the state.
He said some individuals with underlying ailments like diabetes, typhoid, asthma, pneumonia, high fever and kidney disease are prone to complications as a result of COVID-19 infection.
He, therefore, urged the media to educate and enlighten the public on the need for proper personal hygiene, wearing of face masks, maintaining social distancing even at burials and continue to obey the standing rules in COVID-19.
He announced a change in the schedule for the daily media update by the response committee, stating that the briefing will now hold only on Mondays and Thursdays.
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