Fleeing Delta COVID-19 patient arrested in Enugu

Enugu state government has disclosed that a COVID-19 patient, who escaped from Delta state isolation and treatment centre, was intercepted and has been returned to Delta.

This is contained in statement from the senior special assistant to governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on media, Louis Amoke.

He said the state COVID-19 taskforce had commenced contact tracing and decontamination immediately.

Meanwhile, the state commissioner for health, Dr Ikechukwu Obi, reminded the people of the state that they owe a duty to report anybody that have symptoms of COVID-19 or enter the state to relevant authorities.