Help Expose Returnees From Abroad, Obaseki Begs

Governor Godwin Obaseki on Monday read the riot act to returnees from abroad in Edo State to make themselves available for testing for Covid-19 as he urged the citizenry in the state to help expose anyone hiding from the test.

The governor spoke in a special broadcast even as it emerged that the first Covid-19 case in Edo State came from a returnee from Europe.

“If you know of anyone who arrived from Europe, America or Asia in the last 30 days, please give the details of such persons, including their phone numbers, so that we can provide screening and any required support to them. Please call 08084096723, 08064258163, 08035835529 08074132010 for assistance,” the governor said.

Meanwhile, the Chief Medical Director of Irrua Specialist Hospital, Sylvanus Okogbenin, said Edo State recorded its first case of coronavirus from a returnee from Europe.

Okogbenin said, “We have a patient who came back from Europe, was diagnosed and the result confirmed he tested positive for coronavirus. The person is presently under isolation. He is getting treatment and is expected to get better.”

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