The Chief Medical Director of Stella Obasanjo Hospital, Dr. Osagie Ebomwonyi, has disclosed that about 17 corps members deployed to Edo State, who showed symptoms of the dreaded COVID-19, are now on admission.
Ebomwonyi, who spoke while in company of Governor Godwin Obaseki during an inspection tour of the state’s infectious disease isolation centre at the hospital in Benin, noted that the cases were unvaccinated.
He therefore stated that they were undertaking studies and analysis to find out if there was Delta variant in the state.
A personal assistant to the state coordinator of the youth scheme, Mr. Ozeto Waheed, confirmed the development and said the 17 corps members serving in the state were currently receiving treatment, noting that they were mobilised to serve in the state.
“When prospective corps members report, they are expected to be tested at the gate and anyone who tests positive for COVID-19 is usually taken to the isolation centre for further confirmation,” he added.
Governor Obaseki, however, expressed government’s readiness to deal effectively with the Delta variant of coronavirus, noting that there had been no confirmed case of the deadly variant of the virus in the state.
