The Bayelsa State government has confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in the state.
Dr. Inodu Akpoku, the Chairman, Bayelsa COVID-19 Task Force implementation Committee, on Monday, confirmed this in a telephone interview with newsmen.
He said that the state had prepared well to handle the situation, hence no cause for alarm.
Akpoku disclosed that the affected woman had been quarantined at the isolation centre located at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH), Okolobiri in Yenagoa Local Government Area.
“We have recorded one case, and she is a woman. She has been moved to the isolation centre at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH) at Okolobiri in Yenagoa Local Government Area.
“There is absolutely no need for panic because the Bayelsa government is adequately prepared for this.
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