Ovedhe Hezekiah-Warri
There is palpable fear at the moment in Delta state and the state Government House following the report that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, and his wife, Edith have contracted the deadly coronavirus on Wednesday July 1, 2020.
As of Tuesday, confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Delta state stand at 912.
The development is sequel to tests conducted on them after a few days of self-isolation, which they went into on Friday after one of their daughters tested positive to the virus.
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The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, in a statement said, the
two heads of the First Family in the state, are stable and have commenced necessary treatment, and further isolation.
The governor thanked Deltans for their prayers for his family, and called for continued supplications for all patients undergoing treatment for the pandemic.
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He assured that his administration would not relent in its efforts at combating the virus in the state, and urged the public to support the government in that regard by complying with prescribed protocols by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
Okowa reiterated that “COVID-19 is real. The rate is increasing in our state and the virus is taking the lives of some of our people.
“I, therefore, again call on every Deltan to observe the protocols on the virus while in public, to curb further spread of the virus, especially in the communities.’’
