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Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n

The Plateau State Government has announced that 29 of its health workers have contacted the coronavirus disease.<\/p>\n

The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nimkong Lar, made the disclosure at a press briefing on Wednesday in Jos.<\/p>\n

Lar said the state has recorded 198 COVID-19 confirmed cases, with 114 patients discharged and five deaths.<\/p>\n

\u201cCOVID19 Update, the NCDC says Plateau has 168 confirmed cases but results released now confirms we have 198 cases,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

According to him, a private hospital in the state was shut down for two weeks, following its exposure to two coronavirus patients, who were managed for other health conditions.<\/p>\n

He also said that 17 staff of the hospital were confirmed with the virus, while all staff of the hospital have been quarantined.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe decontaminated the hospital yesterday and have shut it down for public safety.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have also taken the 17 staff to the isolation centers for treatment,\u2019\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n

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He further stated that the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Dan Manjang, has urged the residents of the states to adhere to the compulsory use of face in public areas.<\/p>\n

The commissioner lamented the lack of adherence to social distancing and non-provision of water, soap, and sanitizers at the entrances of public places had caused a greater risk of contracting the disease.<\/p>\n

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