97% Of Borno COVID-19 Index Case Traced – Gov

97 of the 100 persons who made contact with the Borno State COVID-19 index case have been traced, Governor  Babagana Zulum declared on Monday.

In his move towards curtailing the spread of the pandemic in the state, the governor has also declared a lockdown of the state and constituted an action committee headed by the deputy governor to coordinate the state’s response to the pandemic.

The governor who declared these in a statewide broadcast nevertheless praised the deceased health worker who died as he vowed to launch a probe to uncover circumstances that led to the development.

He said:
“I am setting up a panel to investigate the circumstances surrounding the outbreak and handling of the index case in Borno State.

 “It is my considered view that government owes this duty to both those exposed to risk of infection and the deceased, whose values were against the spread of infection.

“With our 11-year burden of dealing with the Boko Haram insurgency and its mortal impacts, the coming of COVID-19 amounts to having fresh pepper on fresh injury.

“As part of measures, the state’s High powered team has traced 97 persons that believed to have made contacts with our index case. 35 of them were traced in Pulka town of Gwoza local government area and 64 in Maiduguri.

“I will like to clarify that tracing 97 interest persons does not amount to having 97 cases of Corona virus. We, however, await results from samples collected from these contacts, hoping we get good results.

“In the exercise of the powers conferred on me, I have signed an executive order, declaring COVID-19 a dangerous disease.

“For this, I am hereby directing a lockdown that will require cessation of all movements in Borno State for an initial period of 14 days with effect from 10:30 pm on Wednesday, 22nd of April, 2020.

“All citizens in Borno State are to stay in their homes. This means all public gatherings are restricted while offices and businesses in Borno State are to be fully closed during this period. Security and intelligence agencies have been briefed for enforcement.”

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