The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has disclosed that not less than 119 people with coronavirus symptoms have discovered in the state following a house to house search.
While making the disclosure at a press briefing on Tuesday, April 14, Abayomi said a total of 118,000 households had been reached in the search of possible COVID-19 cases in communities.
The Lagos State Government had announced on Thursday, April 9, that it has commenced a house to house search to find possible Coronavirus patients. He said community search was activated to limit the spread of the disease in the state which had the highest number of COVID-19 patients in the country.
In his words: “We’ve embarked on an active case search in communities. The idea is to go to hot spots and go from door to door with our health personnel.
“So far, in the last two days, we’ve visited 118,000 households and we’re looking for the typical symptoms of COVID-19.
“We’ve identified about 119 people who have the symptoms that are suggestive of COVID-19.
“But let me remind you that COVID-19 is one of the viruses that can cause respiratory symptoms. There are many viruses. So, the idea is to take samples from these 119 and analyse them and that would give us an idea of how much COVID-19 activity is happening in the communities.”
He said those identified to have COVID-19 will be taken to the isolation centres, in order to reduce the opportunities for transmission.
I will suggest that swabs used for taking samples from those suspected to have the virus be tested for the virus first before use.
Otherwise the process will only end up infecting more people while giving the false impression that this testes had the virus, when actually it is the swabs that infected them.
I will suggest that swabs used for taking samples from those suspected to have the virus be tested for the virus first before use.
Otherwise the process may only end up infecting more people while giving the false impression that this testes had the virus, when actually it is the swabs that infected them.