From AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna
Kaduna State Health Commissioner Dr Amina Mohammed Baloni has said security agencies have successfully tracked down two COVID-19 patients who fled their homes after they were notified of their test results.
In a statement on Sunday night, Dr Baloni said: “The man and woman involved are now at the Kaduna State government isolation centre for treatment.”
The commissioner recalled that the “two patients had been isolating in their respective homes pending receipt of their test results. They both switched off their phones and remained incommunicado once they were informed of their positive test results”.
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The statement encouraged all residents to take precautions and protect themselves and their families from COVID-19.
“However, persons who get infected should note that COVID-19 is not a death sentence,” she said, adding: “Persons who receive treatment promptly have a higher chance of defeating the disease.
“Twelve persons have so far been discharged in Kaduna State after receiving treatment and our health professionals are working hard for the recovery of other patients.”
The commissioner had “warned that it is illegal and dangerous for COVID-19 positive patients to switch off their phones and make themselves inaccessible to health authorities after being notified of their test results”.
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