COVID-19: 6 persons who tested positive escape from isolation centre in Osun

Six coronavirus patients in Osun have escaped from an isolation centre in the state

- The state government revealed this on Friday, April 3

- The government revealed that the escapees recently returned from Ivory Coast

The Osun state government has raised alarm over the fact that six persons who recently tested positive for coronavirus have escaped from an isolation centre in Ejogbo.

The escapees were part of the reported OVID-19 cases who returned from Ivory Coast to Ejigbo, Nigerian Tribune reports.

The government has begun a manhunt for the persons who were quarantined upon their return from the southwest African country due to the infectious nature of the disease. 

Earlier, Oksh360news reported that the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Osun (12 at the moment) had triggered widespread reactions from residents mounting pressure on the state government.

In light of this, Ismail Omipidan, the chief press secretary to Governor Gboyega Oyetola, had come out to explain how the state came about that number.Omipidan in a press statement released on Wednesday, April 1, pointed out that the persons who tested positive for the virus were actually 127 returnees who arrived the state on Saturday, March 28, but were prevented from having contact with indigenes.She revealed that the returnees, who came from Ivory Coast, were indigenes of Anambra, Kwara, Oyo, Ekiti and Edo, adding that those who tested positive have been taken to an isolation centre in Ejigbo.Meanwhile, Following the confirmation of the second case of coronavirus in the state, the Osun government had announced the total lockdown of the state starting from Tuesday, March 31.

The government reaffirmed the commitment to shut down all the land boundaries effective from midnight, Sunday, March 29.