Cross River State Government Identifies 10 More Persons With COVID-19 Symptoms
The Cross River State Government said it has identified and isolated 10 persons who interacted with a Chinese national who reimported COVID-19 into Nigeria. State epidemiologist, Dr. Inyang Ekpenyong, disclosed that the individuals were traced through contact tracing after interacting with the index case and have since been placed under movement restriction. “We’ve restricted their movements to their homes, so that they do not spread the symptoms to other persons,” Ekpenyong said, noting that the contacts were under close monitoring by health officials. She added that surveillance teams had visited the expatriate’s workplace in Akamkpa to track possible exposure and prevent further transmission. The affected Chinese national is currently receiving treatment at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), where authorities said he was responding positively. Ekpenyong reminded residents that COVID-19, despite first emerging about six years ago, has not been eradicated,...