Wife of the Benue State Governor, Mrs Eunice Ortom, her son and some of her staff have tested positive for COVID-19.
Mrs
Ortom who made this known in a statement she personally signed and
issued late Friday night in Makurdi said she had gone on self-isolation
with her son and all her affected staff.
She encouraged people of
the state to take preventive measures to be protected and be safe by
observing all the primary protocols including wearing of face masks,
constant washing of hands, maintaining of social distancing and staying
indoors when not necessary to go out.
Part of the statement read, “a
few moments ago this (Friday) evening, I received my result from the
tests earlier carried out on me and others by NCDC personnel on routine
screening at House, Makurdi which returned that I and my son, and some
staff are COVID-19 positive.
“We have from this moment, gone into
total isolation as required by the protocols and would immediately
begin the management treatment as advised by medical experts.
“While
I have taken the responsibility to personally call everyone I can
recall having had recent contact with to go for testing, I advise anyone
who has had close contact with me in the last two weeks and the public
to go for screening and testing.
“I wish to reiterate that been
COVID-19 positive is not a death sentence as evident by the many
recoveries recorded thus far so there is no need to panic, but we should
continue to be responsible in our actions so as to keep others safe,” she added.
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