Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has announced that the Southwest state has recorded its index case of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Akeredolu made this known on Friday in a series on tweets on his verified Twitter handle.
The governor said the index case is a military officer who was a returnee from India.
Akeredolu added that he has been in isolation since he returned and has been monitored by the medical team of the Military and the state team throughout this period.
He revealed that the state government received the report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) shortly before he made the announcement.
According to the governor, the government is working closely with the NCDC and the infected person is in a stable condition.
He stressed that the government was on top of the situation and urged residents to continue to stay safe and follow all the preventive measures against the disease.
He urged the residents of the state to stay calm, adding that the government has put necessary measures in place to identify all the contacts of the patient.
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.
— Arakunrin Akeredolu (@RotimiAkeredolu) April 3, 2020
The infected is in very stable condition and we ask for calm from all in Ondo State. We are on top of this and ask that our citizens continue to follow all preventive measures to ensure they remain safe. pic.twitter.com/RwFuTLQsUT
— Arakunrin Akeredolu (@RotimiAkeredolu) April 3, 2020
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
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