Anxiety in Osun over 67 travellers
Fear of coronavirus spread has gripped Citizens of Osun State following the news last night that 67 people are on the way to the state from Cote d’Ivore by road.
A few days ago, a group of 127 travellers from the same country claiming to be indigenes of Ejigbo, Osun State, came into the country after they were initially denied entry by the Ogu State Government.
On arrival they were taken to isolation before Coronavirus tests were conducted on them out of which 18 persons tested positive. They are currently undergoing treatment at the Ejigbo isolation centre.
Among those under treatment are two people who hail from Abia State.
“If they are allowed back into this state, we don’t know how the government can cope should many of them test positive, like some members of the other team did,” a senior citizen of the state lamented last night. He warned against allowing them to enter the country and wondered why they would be travelling at the time the country’s border is shut
No government official was willing to speak on the development. All those contacted claimed not to be authorized to speak on the matter. (The Nation)