Health News of Saturday, 14 March 2020
Source: www.mynigeria.com
Alleged case of COVID19 reported in Enugu
Coronavirus (for illustration)
Just this evening a Twitter user, @omalichajp has raised alarm over an alleged Coronavirus outbreak in Enugu, carried by a 70-year-old woman who just returned to Nigeria.
According to Omalicha who raised the distress call, the COVID-19 contact was a woman who just returned to Nigeria from the United Kingdom on March 11th, 2020, after spending 5 months overseas.
March 2020, presented first to UNTH Enugu, where frat clinical suspicion was raised, perhaps the A/E was said to be in disarray and rejected the patient immediately, locking down A/E , and health workers running for safety since no safety gear in the teaching hospital.
— cryptotrader (@omalichajp) March 14, 2020
She was presented to the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu where she was rejected as health workers said there was no safety gear for her containment in the hospital.
The contact then left for Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Parklane where she was reviewed and transferred to Colliery Hospital, still located in Enugu for quarantine.
Samples were taken to Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital in Auchi, Benin for confirmation.
Out of distress, Omalicha took to Twitter tagging all relevant bodies to look into the matter soonest.
Please, information from my Alumni, UNTH is that no one seems to care, the contact is enormous, both hospitals are very big .
— cryptotrader (@omalichajp) March 14, 2020
Please retweet , we need @Fmohnigeria @aproko_doctor @GovUgwuanyi @Coal_City @UgwunnaEjikem @UcheOkoyep @mcginger22 @trending_medic pls we need action
While Nigerians were divided over the matter, @The042Network confirmed the story as he gave specific details into what happened at the University's Teaching Hospital gate.
"Blood of Jesus, it's not my portion" is not a strategy ooo," @The042Network said the health workers were quoted saying.
The health workers at UNTH left instructions with the security not to allow the woman in.
One said "she should go back to London."
The health workers at UNTH left instructions with the security not to allow the woman in.
— Enugu Metropolitan Network (@The042Network) March 14, 2020
One said "she should go back to London" @Chikwe_I do your thing.
