Oyo state Governor Seyi Makinde, Sunday, declared that the COVID -19 confirmation test for the suspected case at Bodija in Ibadan has come back positive.
The governor who is also the Chairman of Oyo state Task Force on COVID- 19 posted this on his Twitter page in line with promise to be giving daily update on CoronaVirus in the state.
He stressed that already the Oyo state Public Health Officials are collaborating with the University College Hospital (UCH) on the case
“The COVID-19 confirmation test for the suspected case at Bodija has come back POSITIVE. The result was released at 17:35 PM of March 21, 2020. Oyo State Public Health Officials are collaborating with the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan’s team on the case”, he said.
On the COVID-19 suspect said to have stayed in Ibadan for 2 weeks before traveling to Ekiti state, the governor said, “a follow up on the Ekiti COVID-19 case revealed that the deceased was picked up directly from Lagos Airport to a private apartment in Ona Ara Local Government Area”.
“The Health Authorities have contacted the family concerned and the community has been alerted for intensified contact tracing and self-isolation of identified close contacts. The information given that he stayed in some hotels in Ibadan has been found to be false.”
The governor also stated, “another returnee from Texas, USA, has also been identified at Oluyole local government area. She has been kept in self-isolation with close monitoring by the State Epidemiological Team.”
Governor Makinde then asked all recent returnees to the state “to identify themselves to ministry officials and self-isolate for 14 days.”
