Apparently disturbed by developments in the state with regards to the Coronavirus disease ravaging the globe and in view of pressures from several quarters asking the government to react to reported deaths, the Imo State government has opened up.
According to a statement by the information and strategy commissioner, Hon Mbadiwe Emelumba, “The Imo State Government wants to make it absolutely clear that there is no confirmed case of the Coronavirus disease in the state. This clarification is necessary because of the rumour making the rounds that someone has died of the disease in the state.
“The true position is that an Imo son from Ahiazu Mbaise returned recently from South Africa. He visited a hotel in Umuguma in Owerri and also his village in Ahiazu Mbaise. He later flew back to Abuja where he was reported sick and admitted in a hospital. He is alive and is being tested for the virus.
“For the reason that he failed to self-isolate as someone coming from abroad and as a precautionary measure, the Government ordered that the hotel be visited be sealed and all staff and guests quarantined for 14 days to observe them for symptoms.
“The State ministry of health has also moved to quarantine the village he visited and the villagers will be observed for 14 days also for symptoms.
“If anyone from either the hotel or the village is seen to have symptoms he or she will immediately be taken away for further analysis and tests to confirm whether the person has Coronavirus or not.
“Imo people will recall that the Governor promised in his broadcast on Saturday that everything humanly possible would be done to ensure the safety of our people. These measures are in line with that directive”.
