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Pandemonium broke out at the Delta State COVID-19 treatment centre (at Federal Medical Center) in Asaba on Monday when some men numbering about seven invaded the center to evacuate a 53-year-old Chief Nursing Officer identified as Michael Nwachukwu Mordi who recently tested positive for COVID-19.
According to the Delta State Ministry of Health, Mordi worked as chief nursing officer at Central Hospital, Agbor but tested positive for COVID-19 on May 23, 2020 and was admitted into state’s treatment centre at FMC Asaba on May 24, 2020.
However, the nursing officer had been uncooperative since admission and also rejected treatments. According to a statement signed and released Monday night by the state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Mordi Ononye, Mordi aggressive and continually threatened the caregivers and also rejected his medications.
The statement revealed that at 6pm on Monday, June 1, 2020, against all medical advice, Mordi, obviously consenting, was forcefully removed from the treatment centre by seven men who claimed to be his relatives and they did not wear any protective coverings.
The commissioner stated that the men therefore, constitute a danger to their own health and that of populations and communities with which they come in contact.
He used the medium to alert the general public about the public health danger of associating with the patient and with those who have exposed themselves to him.
The statement strongly advised that the said patient be returned to the treatment center for proper care and that those who have already been exposed to him should immediately go into supervised self-quarantine for the next 14 days.
Dr. Ononye reiterated that the COVID-19 pandemic is real and enjoined the general public to continue to observe all published preventive protocols such as frequent handwashing with soap and water, use of alcohol-based hand sanitizer and use of face masks in public places.
He called on residents to as much as possible avoid crowded places and always maintain physical distancing of at least 6 feet.
The commissioner also advised persons with fever, cough or difficulty with breathing should visit the nearest government hospital for proper assessment and possible testing.