The Jigawa State government has said the sole patient of the novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the state remains recorded as a case of Kano State.
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Abba Zakari, Chairman of the Jigawa COVID-19 Task Force, stated this at a press conference in Dutse, the state capital, on Friday.
According to Zakari, the patient, although from Jigawa State, was listed as one of the 21 cases confirmed in Kano as of 16 April.
“In spite of the fact that the patient is an indigene of Jigawa, his sample was taken in Kano; the sample was among the 21 cases confirmed positive by Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in Kano,” the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quoted Zakari as saying.
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The Task Force Chairman claimed that the patient was transferred because the affected person hails from Jigawa State and was heading to the state when stopped in Kano State.
“Some days ago, two persons returning from the south-west were intercepted in Kano where their samples were taken to NCDC for testing.
“The returnees happened to be indigenes of Jigawa; one of the samples returned positive and the other negative.
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“The procedure is that wherever a sample is taken for testing, the result, positive or negative, belongs to that particular state where the sample was taken from.
“We spoke with officials of Kano state on the need to treat the patient over there but it proved abortive, so our governor directed that the patient be brought to Jigawa for isolation and treatment. The patient has been isolated and is doing well,” Zakari said.
He urged for cooperation among states, insisting that only collaborative efforts would help to contain the disease.
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“People should understand that dealing with issues surrounding COVID-19 requires cooperation.
“For instance, the comptroller general of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Mr Muhammed Babandede, who is an indigene of Jigawa, tested positive to the virus, but was never recorded as a Jigawa case, because he was not tested in Jigawa. Rather, he was confined and isolated at the FCT where his sample was taken. Winning the war against COVID-19 is a collective responsibility,” Zakari said.
Kano Stae has recorded 27 cases out of the 493 confirmed Coronavirus and reported one death, as at Friday.
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