The Enugu State Ministry of Health announces earlier today that two more active Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases undergoing treatment in Enugu State have tested negative and are being assessed for discharge from the isolation and treatment centre but the state recorded one new positive case. Consequently, the total number of cases for Enugu State is now 16 cases, with eight active cases and eight discharged cases. The two cases that have become negative are case number 3 and her son who is case number 10.
Obi Emmanuel Ikechukwu, the Commissioner for Health, Enugu State who provided the update said the new positive case (case 16) is a 39-year-old indigene of Enugu State who lives in Lagos State. He made his way to Enugu State in violation of the restriction order and arrived on May 13, 2020. On an alert, since he was already ill, he was assessed and tested. The result has returned positive. He said that is why it is important to comply with the inter-state movement restriction order and other precautionary measures for the containment of the spread of COVID-19 cannot be overemphasized.
With this development, the Commissioners said Enugu State residents are therefore still encouraged to continue to comply with the directives of the Federal and Enugu State governments on restriction orders and other precautionary measures in the public health advisory of the Federal Ministry of Health, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), and the Enugu State Ministry of Health.
He said, “Never be tired in complying with the following: Stay home when it is not necessary to go out, wear a facemask/covering whenever you must go out, keep a safe distance from other people at all times, which is social/physical distancing and avoid crowded places. Practice good respiratory hygiene (when coughing or sneezing). Clean surfaces with disinfectant, wash your hands with soap for 20 seconds under running water as often as possible and when facilities for hand washing are unavailable, sanitize your hands as often as possible using an alcohol based hand sanitizer,” Ikechukwu added.
