• Advertise
  • Contact
GFH News
Advertisement
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • Others
    • Security
    • Health
    • Metro/General News
    • Crime
    • Law/Judiciary
    • Entertainment
  • Contact
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • Others
    • Security
    • Health
    • Metro/General News
    • Crime
    • Law/Judiciary
    • Entertainment
  • Contact
No Result
View All Result
GFH News
No Result
View All Result
Home Health

NCDC, council debunk COVID-19 figure in Amuwo Odofin, Lagos

gfhnews.com by gfhnews.com
April 25, 2020
in Health
0
0
SHARES
0
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the Amuwo Odofin Local Government (AOLG)  in Lagos State on Saturday denied giving out an alarming figure of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the area.

They made the denial at a press briefing organised by AOLG at its secretariat in Festac Town.

The NCDC and AOLG reacted to a voice note that went viral on social media, claiming that residents of the council area had been heavily infected by the novel coronavirus.

According to the council Chairman, Mr Valentine Buraimoh,  the person who recorded the audio –  who he identified as Dr Faith Anyanwu – is neither a staff of the Lagos State Government  nor that of the NCDC.

Buraimoh said: “The active case search in AOLG is to identify people with symptoms to enable them qualify for screening to know the number of positive COVID-19 patients in the local government area.

“Persons with symptoms are then sampled to determine whether they are positive or negative,” he said.

He said that samples  were sent to the NCDC Emergency Operation Centre in the state, where they were tested and results communicated to the concerned people, privately.

The chairman said, “This is a zonal office that includes Ajeromi, Amuwo Odofin, Ojo, Badagry and Apapa.

“All these local governments I have mentioned come here to do collation of tests; so the 23 index cases are not only in Amuwo Odofin, it cuts across the five local government areas  I mentioned.”

Buraimoh urged residents of the council area to remain calm and observe all preventive measures as directed by governments and medical experts.

Also, Dr Oyeladun Okunromade, Lead, Rapid Response Team, Surveillance, NCDC, said that Anyanwu was not a staff of the agency and not in any position to divulge such  information.

“She is not by any means an agent of NCDC, she does not work for NCDC,” she said.

NAN reports that, in the voice note going viral on social media, the sender  claimed that Amuwo Odofin was a ‘hot mess’ because of an alarming number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the council area.

Previous Post

Kenya extends nationwide curfew by 21 days as number of COVID-19 cases rises

Next Post

Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 200,000: Johns Hopkins University

gfhnews.com

gfhnews.com

Next Post

Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 200,000: Johns Hopkins University

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Stay Connected test

  • 79 Followers
  • 22.9k Followers
  • 99 Subscribers
  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
Creative Industry Group honours Ovularia of ‘New Masquerade’

Creative Industry Group honours Ovularia of ‘New Masquerade’

December 6, 2020
Arrest me with proof that I plan instigating violence in Ebonyi — Egwu

Arrest me with proof that I plan instigating violence in Ebonyi — Egwu

November 28, 2020
Witness reveals roles played by Lt.-Col. Bello, Brig.-Gen. Omata at Lekki Tollgate shootings

Ilorin popular Prophet bags 4-yr jail term for dealing in human parts

December 14, 2020
Police operatives rescue two persons from bandits in Kaduna

3 in police net for allegedly stealing 3-day-old child in Kaduna

November 27, 2020

My career at a crossroads – Aubameyang

2

Lady, 28, dumps my 65year-old brother at LUTH after stealing his millions – Sister

2

Court orders final forfeiture of N426.7m belonging to rtd. Army General

1

Mapoly 2007 Mass Comm graduates provide stimulus packages for colleagues

1
Cross River Govt. demolishes houses of suspected kidnappers

Cross River Govt. demolishes houses of suspected kidnappers

January 18, 2021
Defection: Court fixes Feb. 4 suit seeking Dogara’s sack

Defection: Court fixes Feb. 4 suit seeking Dogara’s sack

January 18, 2021
Gunmen abduct Edo Head of Service

Gunmen abduct ATBU’s Prof. Aliyu Mohammed, kill son

January 18, 2021
Witness reveals roles played by Lt.-Col. Bello, Brig.-Gen. Omata at Lekki Tollgate shootings

Alleged N1.9bn fraud: Court orders resumption of trial of ex-Niger Gov Aliyu

January 18, 2021

Recent News

Cross River Govt. demolishes houses of suspected kidnappers

Cross River Govt. demolishes houses of suspected kidnappers

January 18, 2021
Defection: Court fixes Feb. 4 suit seeking Dogara’s sack

Defection: Court fixes Feb. 4 suit seeking Dogara’s sack

January 18, 2021
Gunmen abduct Edo Head of Service

Gunmen abduct ATBU’s Prof. Aliyu Mohammed, kill son

January 18, 2021
Witness reveals roles played by Lt.-Col. Bello, Brig.-Gen. Omata at Lekki Tollgate shootings

Alleged N1.9bn fraud: Court orders resumption of trial of ex-Niger Gov Aliyu

January 18, 2021

GFH News is a Nigeria based online news platform that gives news on the go. Our team gather news from different sectors, locally and internationally, with fact checks.
Get the news as it breaks.

Browse by Category

  • Agriculture
  • Banking
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • FACT CHECK
  • Feature
  • Foreign
  • Health
  • Labour
  • Law/Judiciary
  • Metro/General News
  • Oil&gas
  • Politics
  • Religion
  • Science
  • Security
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Tourism
  • Uncategorized
  • work

Recent News

Cross River Govt. demolishes houses of suspected kidnappers

Cross River Govt. demolishes houses of suspected kidnappers

January 18, 2021
Defection: Court fixes Feb. 4 suit seeking Dogara’s sack

Defection: Court fixes Feb. 4 suit seeking Dogara’s sack

January 18, 2021
  • Advertise
  • Contact

© 2020 GFH News

No Result
View All Result

© 2020 GFH News