Elijah Udofia
SIR: It is instructive to note that despite the fact that Ogun State recorded the first positive case before it spread to Lagos and other parts of the country, the state government has been able to keep the number of people infected and those that have died of the virus to the barest minimum.
As at today, the state has a total number of 259 cases out of which 146 have been discharged, nine dead and 104 currently receiving medical attention at various treatment centres spread across the state.
This is in contrast to other states that did not have any case at the onset, but have overtaken Ogun in terms of active and number of deaths.
I am particularly happy with the state government for providing well-furnished isolation centres that can accommodate hundreds of people, procurement of molecular and mobile laboratories, which has so far helped in screening over 10,900 and testing of about 1,562 people.
The facilities put in place by the state government according to the World Health Organization, are top notch and could be handy after the COVID-19.
Knowing that equipment or facilities do not make use of themselves, the state government has ensured that health workers, particularly, those at the frontline, are adequately taken care of by providing them Personal Protective Equipment and others accessories, placing them on life insurance policy as well as upping their hazard allowance to 300 percent.
The government efforts at increasing community testing, especially at the border towns, has led to the discovery of more people with symptoms of the virus. This has helped in isolating and giving them appropriate medical attention.
While I give kudos to the Ogun State government, the frontline medical personnel who risk their lives for others and the officials of the Ministry of Health, for their efforts at combating the dreaded virus, it is hoped that these efforts would go a long way in flatting the curve of the pandemic and make the state the first to be free of the Virus.
Elijah Udofia, Laderin, Abeokuta.
