The Ekiti State COVID-19 Task Force has ordered that corpses brought into the state must be tested for COVID-19.
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Prof. Bolaji Aluko, Coordinator of the State Task Force, said this in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, on Friday. He said the measure was primarily to prevent any health-related dangers.
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“Movement of corpses had earlier been banned outrightly in Ekiti. But because of this lockdown relaxation, corpses will now be allowed to move in and out of Ekiti from next week every Monday, Wednesday and Friday .
“But let me emphasise that corpses that must enter Ekiti must be certified through registration at the Ministry of Health to know their histories. This is about our health and no compromise will be tolerated,” he said.
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Dr. Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, Commissioner for Health, disclosed the patients in isolation centre are stable and responding to treatment.
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The commissioner however revealed that the second test conducted for the 45- year- old doctor infected by a dead COVID- 19 patient was still positive after expiration of the 14- day isolation period.
