Health officials that were supposed to be on duty at the government hospital in Edo State had taken to their heels, locking up major offices for fear of Covid-19 spread. This action was aftermath to a series of reported cases in which Covid-19 victims are taken to normal hospitals instead of the designated isolation centres probably due to the fact that the victim failed to secure prompt attention from NCDC officials, wanted to avoid stigmatization or were not sure of the victim’s ailment. There had also been panic in Kogi State over the death of a private medical doctor, Dr Aliyu Yakubu, who died from contracting COVID-19.
Dr Aliyu Yakubu, who was running a private clinic, travelled to Lagos recently and upon his return, reportedly stopped at Okene for some days before arriving Daura in Katsina State.