{"id":24928,"date":"2020-05-10T14:42:03","date_gmt":"2020-05-10T14:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=24928"},"modified":"2020-05-10T14:42:03","modified_gmt":"2020-05-10T14:42:03","slug":"kaduna-govt-urges-fleeing-coronavirus-patients-to-report-for-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/kaduna-govt-urges-fleeing-coronavirus-patients-to-report-for-treatment","title":{"rendered":"Kaduna govt urges fleeing coronavirus patients to report for treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>The Kaduna State government on Sunday appealed to persons who had tested positive for COVID-19 to report at its isolation centre for treatment.<\/p>\n<p>The state\u2019s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina Mohammed-Baloni made the appeal at a media briefing in Kaduna.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed-Baloni said the call was necessary because two persons who were on isolation pending the receipt of their tests, which were positive, had remained incommunicado.<\/p>\n<p>The commissioner said: \u201cThese persons subsequently switched off their phones and have remained incommunicado.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis reckless action of theirs is endangering themselves, their families, and the larger community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSimilar irresponsible conduct by some COVID-19 patients has been reported in other states. It is a pattern of behaviour that must be stopped because it is patently dangerous to public safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Baloni said the details of the two persons had been communicated to the security agencies for tracking and surveillance<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMembers of the public who may have relevant information on the whereabouts of these persons are urged to promptly contact the authorities,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>She warned that it was illegal and dangerous for a COVID-19 patient to switch off his phone and make himself inaccessible to health authorities after testing positive for the virus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: The Kaduna State government on Sunday appealed to persons who had tested positive for COVID-19 to report at its isolation centre for treatment. The state\u2019s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina Mohammed-Baloni made the appeal at a media briefing in Kaduna. 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