COVID19 patient declared missing in Abia now in custody

Emmanuel Ononiwu, the Coronavirus patient who escaped from the Abia isolation and holding center has been found.

In a statement released by the honorable commissioner of information, Chief John Okiyi Kali, the patient reported to the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) in Aba with his wife and children today.

He is currently undergoing treatment and samples have been collected from his wife and family members for testing.
Read report below;

"The COVID-19 patient, Emmanuel Ononiwu, who was declared wanted by Abia State Government after he bolted from a holding facility in Aba is now in medical custody and currently at the isolation center in Amachara.

Mr Ononiwu reported at the Infectious Dsease Hospital (IDH), Aba, with his family, including his wife, at 8.05am today, Saturday, 30th May, 2020, and was moved by a state rapid response ambulance to the Abia State Specialist Hospital and Diagnostic Center, Amachara, Umuahia, for isolation and management.

Samples will be collected from his wife and other family members for testing while active contract tracing has commenced.

Meanwhile, three patients who are  currently at the isolation center, including the 19 years old man from Afugiri, Umuahia, 30 years old man from Ofeme, Umuahia, and the Olokoro Umuahia returnee from Lagos who came to plan the burial of a relation who died in Kano are set to be released this morning after testing negative to the virus two consecutive times."