The Rivers State Government has confirmed the first case of the global pandemic, Coronavirus (Covid-19) in the state.

This follows an earlier report of the case by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC late Wednesday night.

Gov.Nyesom Wike in a state-wide broadcast on Thursday revealed that the first Coronavirus patient in Rivers State is a 19-year-old female model from Edo State who resides in Port Harcourt.

According to Gov.Wike, her travel history reveals that she travelled to France, Italy and Greece before returning to Port Harcourt on the 16thof March, 2020.

He added that on arrival to Port Harcourt, she was asymptomatic and commenced self isolation in her family house before her samples were collected and sent to the Reference Laboratory, Irruan in Edo State.

Gov.Wike also said the patient is presently being managed at the State Treatment Centre and she is doing excellently well.

Furthermore, Gov.Wike said the intensive line listing and contact tracing of all those the patient came in contact with has commenced in full force and that samples have been collected from high risk contacts for further evaluations while decontamination process has also commenced.

While calling for calm from the people, Gov.Wike also reiterated the preparedness of the State to ensure that the incident is contained to avoid further spread.

Meanwhile, existing measures that had been put in place to curtail the Coronavirus in Rivers State have been reviewed.

The reviewed measures announced by Gov.Wike include the following:

All Civil Servants from Grade Levels 1 – 10 are to remain at home from Friday, March 27 until further notice.

All markets in the State no matter how small are to remain closed with effect from Saturday, March 28, 2020.

All Local Government Chairmen are to head Task Forces in their various Local Government Areas that will ensure that markets remain closed. Council Chairmen are empowered to confiscate the goods of defaulters.

All Commissioners and Special Advisers are to monitor the compliance of the above directives in their various Local Government Areas.

Security Agencies have also been directed to enforce all the decisions taken by the Security Council.

The governor further called on all citizens continue to practice hand hygiene, respiratory etiquette and social distancing to keep the State safe.

Source: https://bittertruthmedia.com/2020/03/26/details-of-rivers-1st-covid-19-case-emerge-as-gov-wike-announces-new-measures/

And so it began...

It is well

State government are now acting independently of F.G.

Lagos is going to be the worse hit...... it's well with all of us.

Lord pls forgive us our sins and save us.

19 years old girl from Edo state has done it

Okoro virus don enter port Harcourt?.
Lobatan.

Hmmm, nawa oo