Commissioner for Health, Enugu State, Professor Obi Emmanuel Ikechukwu, has said that a fourth confirmed case of coronavirus has emered in the state.
In a statement, Professor Ikechukwu said that this means four cases have tested positive in Enugu, two have been discharged and two are now currently positive.
This new case, he said, is a 39 year old who used to live and work in Lagos.
This person travelled back to Enugu on April 22, took ill subsequently and reported to a mission Hospital in the state.
Staff of the hospital alerted the State COVID 19 response team days later and samples were taken on April 29 which have turned out to be positive on May 1, 2020. This new case is not a contact of the 3rd case.
Thus far cases reported in Enugu have had positive travel history.
Greater vigilance at the ports of entry into Enugu State is advised. We are now reporting cases that are not primary contacts of confirmed cases.
The Enugu State Ministry of Health, he stressed, continues to recommend to the good people of Enugu State, the following:
1. Stay at home as much as you can.
2. Use a clean cloth mask daily if you have to go out
3. Do not touch the front of the mask while wearing it
4. Remove your mask only from both ears at the same time
5. Wash your cloth mask, dry and iron it everyday
8. Maintain respiratory hygiene when you have to cough or sneeze
9. Maintain social/physical distancing always
10. Wash your hands as often as you can with soap and running water
11. When you can’t wash your hands use an alcohol based hand sanitizer frequently.
Call these numbers if you think you may have or know someone who may have Covid-19 symptoms, 08182555550 or 09022333833, or the NCDC number 080097000010
If I do these, he said, I protect you and if you do these, you protect me.
Stay Safe!
