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COVID-19 Anxiety In Kwara As UK Returnee Dies
There was pandemonium in Ilorin, Kwara State on Friday following speculations that one of the state’s eminent citizens, Alhaji Jimoh Muideen died of COVID-19 on Thursday following a recent trip to the United Kindgom.
Muideen, GreenWhiteGreen gathered, had traveled with his wife for his daughter’s graduation and on returning on the 20th of March immediately entered into self-isolation.
He, however, died on the 13th day of the isolation after choking and experiencing difficulty in breathing during a meal. He was reportedly rushed to the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, UITH where he passed on.
He was immediately buried.
However, the UITH chapter of the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has directed all those who attended to the deceased to go into self-isolation fearing that he could have died of COVID-19.
The State’s COVID-19 technical committee has, however, disputed that even as it called for caution.
The MDCAN statement which raised the scare issued by the chairman, Dr. Muhammed Adeboye reads thus:
“a patient on self-isolation for 13 days following his return from the UK (hence, a suspected case of COVID-19) was admitted yesterday(Wednesday) and died at the Medical Emergency ward Thursday 2nd April 2020.
“Close contacts of the patient (doctors and nurses that attended to him and his family members) have started self-isolation while we await possible confirmation of COVID-19.
“In the spirit of proactiveness by the management of the hospital, the Medical Emergency has been shut down and the process of fumigation has been initiated.
“We strongly advise you all to ensure you are well protected with the full PPE kit while attending to any patient because all patients are potential carriers of this highly contagious virus and It is our earnest hope that our staff will always be protected from this deadly virus”.
The Kwara State Technical Committee on COVID-19 on its part while calling for caution in a statement through its spokesman, Rafiu Ajakaye said:
“The committee states that there is no fact at this moment to support suggestions that a male patient who died on Thursday’s night at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital was a COVID-19 patient.
“Findings by the medical advisory subcommittee revealed that the patient and his wife arrived from the United Kingdom, reportedly came to Ilorin on 20th March 2020, and went into self-quarantine without reaching out to the government or the technical committee.
“On the 13th day of the self-quarantine, the husband suddenly had difficulties in breathing after reportedly eating dinner and was rushed to the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital. Efforts to resuscitate him proved abortive and he was pronounced dead.
“The deceased, a Muslim, was promptly taken to Offa, his hometown, where he was interned on Thursday.
“Owing to the travel history of the deceased, all the medics who attended to him at the UITH have gone into self-quarantine.
“Similarly, family members who have had contact with the deceased and his wife have been directed to do same. For abundance of caution, samples have been taken from his wife and four others and results are expected in the coming days.
“The committee hereby repeats that there is no record that the UITH patient ever tested positive for the virus.”
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