Abia COVID-19 Update: Two and More Samples Returns Negative

The Abia State Government has stated that sample of suspected cases sent to the National Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has returned negative.

According to the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu who stated this in a press release on Friday made it known that there are pending 23 cases which was gotten from the contact tracing done in the State.

He also stated that the two index cases have remained stable and responding to medical treatment.

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1. Our index cases, both of whom are above 70 years in age and with underlying medical conditions remain stable and responding to medical management procedures at Federal Medical Center, Umuahia.

2. Sample of the suspected case who lives off Ikot Ekpene Road, Aba, returned a negative result from NCDC testing center.

3. Two other samples sent to NCDC from Abia State also returned negative.

4. We are expecting test results for 23 samples related to contact tracing for the index cases and will inform appropriately when available.”

5. We have noted with dismay that many citizens still leave their homes without wearing face masks, thereby exposing themselves to possible infection within this period of ongoing contact tracing. While we continue to strongly advise against that, mobile courts have been deployed to try such persons in accordance with the existing COVID-19 Prevention and Control Regulations of Infectious Diseases in Abia state.

6. We have also observed the orchestrated attempts by unconscionable political actors from our state aimed at distracting the government from focusing on ensuring that we protect and save the lives of Abians and control spread of the coronavirus within our dear state at a time of such global health emergency as this and wish to assure the people that we will remain focused on the task of protecting and saving lives of Abians in this era of the pandemic, as always.

Thank you.”

Note that Abia State Government and its inter-ministerial committee on COVID-19 have done a massive contact tracing through the index cases and have altogether 209 contacts.

The government advised that everyone should stay home, use a facemask to cut short the spread.