Oyo state government says it will reveal details of the company in Ibadan South West Local Government Area where 38 COVID-19 confirmed cases were recorded.
Oyo Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde stated this on Monday while giving an update on the fight against COVID-19 in the state.
The governor explained that the COVID-19 taskforce held back from revealing the name of the company to allow the Emergency Operations Centre complete investigation.
“The details of the company in Ibadan South West Local Government Area where 38 COVID-19 cases have so far, been confirmed in the last two days, will be unveiled tomorrow.
“We have held back from revealing the name of the company so as to allow the Emergency Operations Centre gather intelligence and complete their investigation.
“So, they will be done by tomorrow and we will be able to give you that information so that any person who has visited the company recently will be able to present themselves for testing.”
On the management of COVID-19 cases, we will continue to allow all confirmed COVID-19 cases who are able to self-isolate at home to do so, in order not to overwhelm the capacity of our isolation centres.
This also ensures that the isolation centres are available for those who need hospitalisation. However, we will keep tracking those self-isolating using technology to prevent community spread.
Governor Makinde also said the state government will issue an advisory based on the advice given by Professor E. Olatunde Farombi, a Professor of Biochemistry and Fellow, Nigeria Academy of Science.
The advisory, according to him, is based on foods and natural products useful as preventive measures against COVID-19 and other viral illnesses.
“For instance, we have bitter kola, turmeric, zinc, ginger, garlic, citrus fruits and bitter leaf. Let me emphasise that this advisory is not for the treatment or cure of COVID-19, it is preventive,” he said.
