Reports from Gombe State indicate that a member of the Coronavirus taskforce has unfortunately passed away after contracting the virus.
The member was the director for Special Services and Politics at the office of the Secretary to the State Government identified as Shuaibu Danlami.
This was revealed by the Chairman of the State task force on Coronavirus, Idris Mohammed at a press briefing.
In his submission, he said;
”The office of the Secretary to the Gombe State Government, SSG as well as the Government House clinic, are to be closed after a confirmation that the coronavirus test result of the government House staff who died Sunday returned positive.
The State Taskforce on COVID-19 through its Rapid Response Team has already begun line listing and contact tracing following the confirmation.
To this end, all high-risk areas at the Government House, especially the office of the deceased, that of the SSG and the clinic where he was admitted will be fumigated, and samples of the occupants collected for testing.
Also, the Rapid Response Team (RRT) of the Taskforce has also begun tracing individuals who participated in the deceased’s burial and his family members for counseling, testing, and isolation if found positive.”
Source: ghgossip.com
