COVID-19: NCDC Lauds Akwa Ibom On Contact Tracing

The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has scored Akwa Ibom State Government 99 percent on contact-tracing and other critical elements in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.

In a release entitled “Epi Summary of COVID-19 outbreak in Akwa Ibom State, dated April 21, 2020, the agency lauded the bold and the courageous work the State Government under the leadership of Governor Udom Emmanuel has done in a critical element of stemming the rate of the infection of the virus.

Welcoming the news, the chairman of the state COVID-19 Management Committee and the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem said:

“This is great news and a huge testament to the proactive stance of His Excellency, Governor Udom Emmanuel who has been front and centre in the fight to contain this deadly pandemic.”

“You will recall that at the outbreak of this pandemic, Governor Emmanuel had in his previous state broadcast to the people harped on contact tracing as a major means of stemming the rate of infection. We are happy that his effort and leadership has borne great results.”

Meanwhile, a recently discharged patient who once tested positive for the virus, but was later discharged after being tested twice by the NCDC, has commended the State Governor, Udom Emmanuel for establishing a very conducive and comfortable isolation centre at the Ibom Specialist Hospital which she described as “a home away from home”.

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