Kaduna State Government has expressed fears the sixth case of COVID-19 in the state confirmed by the National Disease Control Centre (NCDC) on Friday may cause community transmission of the disease in Kaduna.
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It also clarified the sixth case, who came to Kaduna recently from Lagos through public transport, is not a contact of the index case in the State.
Kaduna Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Mohammed Balon said that the latest case ‘’is a male who worked as a gateman in the Mando area and recently returned from Lagos.’
The Commissioner, in a statement, explained the sixth case had ‘’traveled to Kaduna on public transport and made contact with the authorities as his symptoms worsened. The patient has been evacuated to the state’s Infectious Disease Centre.”
The commissioner while arguing that, the latest case presents the nightmare scenario of possible community transmission of COVID-19 in the state said: ‘’It is vey difficult and complicated to trace the contacts of a patient who came from Lagos via public transport and has had some instance of local commuting since his arrival. ‘’
‘’The Rapid Response Team is trying its utmost to elicit from him a list of his contacts, so that they can be traced and monitored. He does not know who his fellow passengers from Lagos are. But the team is working to develop an idea of his local contacts in Kaduna, including any vehicles he commuted in and people he met at the hospital he visited and within his neighbourhood,’’ she said.
Baloni added: ‘’It was in order to prevent and avert a scenario like this that the government has consistently appealed to the public to practice social distancing and directed commercial buses to carry no more than two passengers per row.
‘’The instances that have now being recorded of people spreading COVID-19 from one state to another further reinforces the need to stop all inter-state travel. People need to stay in one place and help reduce the footprint of COVID-19.”
The statement maintained that government also banned motorcycle taxis and Keke Napeps because they do not satisfy the conditions for social distancing.
The commissioner also reiterated government’s advice against large gatherings and congregational prayers, adding that ‘’now that there is a case of possible community transmission of Covid-19, residents must begin to take more seriously the quarantine conditions.‘’
She warned: ‘’It is important to stay at home, go out only when absolutely necessary and practice personal hygiene, especially washing hands with soap and water regularly. Residents should also observe respiratory hygiene.’’
According to Baloni, these are dangerous times, but we can work together to stop this disease from spreading. It is cheaper and better to prevent Covid-19 than to catch it.
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