COVID Hits Kwara As 2 UK Returnees Test Positive

The COVID-19 pandemic on Monday took ground in Ilorin, Kwara State after it was confirmed that the wife of a man who died last week of the disease had returned a positive test for the disease.

Besides, her, another United Kingdom returnee was also confirmed as having a positive test for coronavirus.

An alarm had been raised last weekend after doctors at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, UITH raised the scare after it was alleged that a patient brought to the hospital suspected of having COVID-19 was alleged to have hidden his travel history and thereby exposing medical staff to the disease.

The man, a chartered accountant had travelled with his wife for the graduation of their daughter in the United Kingdom.

Following the rumpus, the wife was tested and the result was confirmed as positive for her. Another UK returnee was also confirmed as having tested positive.

Mr. Rafiu Ajakaye, spokesman of Kwara State Technical Committee on Covid-19  confirmed the development in a statement on Monday.

He said:

”Technical Committee on COVID-19 sadly confirms two separate cases of COVID-19 in the state. One is the wife of the UITH patient, a UK returnee, who died last Thursday and the other is another UK returnee.

“This statement is issued at 18:33pm, a few minutes after the government received official confirmation of test results from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Test Centre in Ibadan.

The government will address a news briefing tomorrow morning at 11am to give details and further measures now being taken to tackle the development.”

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