\u201cWe are, however, happy to report that he is doing well,\u201d the commissioner said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Ayuk, a medical doctor, asserted that the Ministry of Health had, however, been repositioned by the current administration, to handle and manage any situation \u2013 diseases or epidemic outbreaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to him, unfortunately, there have been silent infections and clear cases from time to time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut we are determined that for every ailment, every disease or outbreak, if it is identified here in the state, there should be no alarm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe state will do well in terms of surveillance or containment of an outbreak. Whatever it is, we will do our best to contain it. So, there is no alarm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen this case was reported in about three or four days ago, we decided to be careful to confirm and ensure that the processes involved with identifying and confirming every case of COVID-19, are duly followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe protocols have been followed and confirmed that a 53-year-old Chinese who work in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state has COVID-19,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On her part, Inyang Ekpenyong, the state epidemiologist, announced that in response to the case, the state emergency response unit had been activated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She, however, noted that there was currently an ongoing contact tracing and line listing of those the Chinese may have been in contact with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While noting the last case of confirmed case of COVID-19 in Cross River to be in 2022, the epidemiologist, however, feared that the Chinese may have contacted the virus here in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe incubation period for this virus is usually between two to 14 days, but the Chinese flew into Nigeria from China on 17 March and started developing the symptoms on 10 April.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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