BREAKING: Man Who Returned From Kano Is Adamawa’s Coronavirus Index Case

Adamawa State has recorded its first case of coronavirus and  the state government has indicated that it would soon issue a  total lockdown order .

The state government  disclosed on Wednesday that three  samples of suspected cases  were sent for testing  and one of them was positive for coronavirus.

“On the 20 of April 2020 we sent samples of three suspected cases for testing and  one of them sadly turned out positive.

“With this I regret to announce that we have got an index case in the state and Adamawa State is now formally on the Covid 19 map,” the government said in a statement.

According to the statement,   the index case has  just  returned from Kano where 73 persons have tested positive and  one fatality has been recorded.

“The index case returned from Kano into the state capital sometime last week.  When he fell sick, he went to a specialist hospital in Yola for consultation and that  was where Covid -19 symptoms were identified. He was isolated and his samples were sent for testing. This morning the result was positive.

“We have put in place all measures  to have him treated at the isolation centre. We have equally commissioned a contact tracing mechanism to get all his contacts and have them quarantined and tested where necessary,” the statement added.

The state further disclosed that it would embark on  total lockdown in order to contain the pandemic.

“At this point I hereby request that the citizens should prepare for  total lockdown in the state to be announced in due course,” the statement added.