Following the news by Nigerian Center for Disease and Control that Abia State had two index cases, Abia State Government had identified that the two index cases are elderlies who have been isolated.
According to Abia Facts Newspaper, the index cases were being treated at the Federal Medical Center, Umuahia and the doctors and health workers have been exposed to the case.
A statement which was released by the FMC this morning disclose that one of the doctors that handled the index case collapsed and died yesterday.
FMC has now ordered all doctors and health workers that attended to the index case as well as the doctors to isolate itself for the betterment of themselvess.
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COVID POSITIVE CASES IN FMC UMUAHIA
Following the results officially declared by NCDC, and made available to us via a statement from the Abia State Government, the executive committee has looked at the possible ramifications and implications of the results. While we express our disappointment at the handling of the index cases, we have come to the obvious decision to continue to make decisions in the best interest of our members and indeed all healthcare workers in FMC UMUAHIA.
In the light of the foregoing and while we continue to liase with management on the way forward, we STRONGLY ADVISE our members as follows :
1. All resident doctors and house officers who had managed, or come in contact with the index cases(at Ludlow ward ward and ICU) are to proceed on self isolation.”
“2. All residents and house officers who participated in the resuscitation of house officer we lost to unknown causes, must also proceed on self isolation.
3. ALL MEMBERS ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM THESE AREAS HENCEFORTH, PENDING ITS SHUTDOWN AND DECONTAMINATION BY MANAGEMENT.
4. OUR MEMBERS WORKING IN EMERGENCY AREA ARE TO ADOPT SKELETAL SERVICES. ALL MEMBERS IN THESE AREAS ARE TO INSIST ON FULL COMPLIMENT OF PPE
5. While at home or at work, We advise members to adopt other protocols as stipulated by professional bodies/experts(CDC, NCDC, FMOH)
6. Our prayer is that non of us develops symptoms. We will continue to monitor our members on self isolation.
7. While we appreciate the deficiency in testing kits in the state, We will liase with management to push for testing of ALL exposed cases/cluster sampling and testing in this scenario.
We encourage all our members to be positive. This is not the time to panic! This too will pass . Let’s adhere strictly to extant protocols and basic precautions.
May God heal our land.
POTARD .
21.04.2020.
Recall that Abia State just recorded two cases which have been isolated at the moment while the government works to treat the index cases.
