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Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has gone into self-isolation after the state Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Abe Aku tested positive for the dreaded coronavirus disease.
Disclosing this in a statement on Wednesday, the state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Dan Manjang said other members of the state executive council were also in isolation as the Governor ordered that they get tested for the virus disease.
“Based on the Governor’s directive specimens of the Commisioners are to be taken and forwarded to the COVID-19 Laboratory at The National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI), Vom for testing,” Manjang said.
“During the period and pending the outcome of the results, members of the public are advised to be guided by unnecessary visits to members of the State Executive Council while they isolate.
“This action is to not only prevent possible spread of the disease, but also show leadership by example.”
According to the information commissioner, the governor urged the people in the state to submit their samples for testing, noting that it “will reveal the rate of infection and facilitate treatment to save lives”.
“The Governor hopes that by this act, members of the public will be more encouraged to make themselves available for testing, while at the same time obeying the COVID-19 protocols of wearing face masks, social distancing, hand washing and the use of alcohol based sanitizers,” he added.
Members of the public were also urged to ensure they adhere to the safety rules on containing the pandemic, adding that anyone found guilty of violating the measures “will be arrested and prosecuted”.
As at Wednesday, July 1, a total of 26,484 cases have been recorded, with 10,152 recoveries and 603 fatalities.
