Anambra begins contact tracing at UNIZIK hospital over provost’s death

From Nwanosike Onu, Awka

Anambra State government has begun contact tracing at the College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Nnewi, following the death of its provost, Prof. Onochie Udemezue, of COVID -19 complications.

A memo obtained by The Nation on Wednesday from the state government said workers at the administration department, where the late professor’s wife was working, are on self-isolation already, following the discovery that Udemezue died of COVID -19.

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The government blamed the late professor for being the architect of his death for resorting to self-medication in treating the virus.

The late provost died about a week ago of diabetes and COVID-19-related complications.

The memo to Governor Willie Obiano by a senior government official, who wished not to be mentioned, was titled: “Undisclosed facts about how Prof. Udemezue, Provost of Nnamdi Azikiwe College of Health Sciences, died of COVID-19”.