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COVID-19: Patient flees in Bauchi as state begins contact tracing of 236 people

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Bauchi deputy governor, Baba Tela


A man, who tested positive for the coronavirus [Covid-19] disease in Bauchi, has fled the state’s isolation centre.

The State Deputy Governor and Chairman of the Taskforce Response Committee on Lassa Fever and Coronavirus, Sen. Baba Tela, confirmed the patient is on the run on Wednesday during a briefing on the pandemic at the Government House, Bauchi, the state capital.

He said,

“We had at least a case where a patient ran away. Though we have security personnel at virtually all isolation centres but they are also human, they have to protect themselves against further exposure to avoid more positive cases in the state.

“Once a patient is diagnosed he/she ought to follow the medication recommended by the doctor, no patient should run away from isolation centre.”

The deputy governor disclosed that the state has begun a manhunt for the fleeing patient.

According to him, the state is making progress in the fight against COVID -19 pandemic noticeably with the drastic reduction in the newly confirmed cases as at yesterday.

WuzupNigeria reports that the newly confirmed cases as of Tuesday is three, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 83 with 77 active cases while six remain discharged so far

Sen. Baba Tela further disclosed that the committee has begun contact tracing of 236 people with 820 contacts listed.

 

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