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There was panic in Delta State after a medical personnel reportedly from Central Hospital Warri was captured in a video picking an alleged Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient.
The video has since gone viral; however, neither the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) nor the Delta State Government has confirmed the development.
In the video that went viral, the recorder could be heard saying that the medical personnel picked up the suspected COVID-19 case at Victory Avenue, along Refinery Road in Uvwie Local Government Area of the State.
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Earlier, also in the LGA, tension was reported at the Ekpan General Hospital. A suspected COVID-19 patient was allegedly brought to the hospital, and reportedly subsequently referred to Oghara teaching hospital.
While no case of COVID-19 has been officially confirmed in Delta, the State Government has emplaced measures to contain the pandemic in the event of an outbreak.
Meanwhile, the Chief Medical Director of the Central Hospital, Warri, Dr. Paul Okubor has addressed the development.
Reacting to the video, Dr. Okubor, told Vanguard on telephone that the ambulance went to the street to pick a sick patient who was reported to have been coughing.
He, however, said it was too early to say that the patient has contracted Coronavirus, adding that the Coronavirus surveillance team were just been proactive so that the virus will not spread to others.
“Yes, we picked somebody up from that axis in Warri. That ambulance is from the Central Hospital Warri. But it’s not right to say the person had coronavirus yet. She is coughing and she has some symptoms and just to stay on the safe side we decided to pick her so that they can do the test for her.
“So it is only when the test is out that anybody can say what she has. Or it might just be normal respiratory tract infection or anything. We are just trying to be very cautious so that in case it is, it doesn’t spread,” he said.