COVID-19: apprehension as Osun records five cases of deadly UK strain
the situation was worrisome that barely a week that the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 announced the discovery of the strain
Osun State Government on Sunday said it has recorded five cases of the violent and deadly B117 strain of COVID-19, which was first reported in the United Kingdom.
Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation in the state, Funke Egbemode, said the situation was worrisome that barely a week that the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 announced the discovery of the strain in Nigeria, Osun already has five cases.
She said the state government is extremely concerned about the days ahead given the continued disregard and defiance for COVID-19 safety protocols in the state.
She noted that new strain spreads faster and kills quicker. “If it continues to grow, more citizens will become vulnerable and those with underlying ailments more endangered.”
“We cannot continue to act like COVID-19 is not real, it is not just a sad reality but one that has changed momentum with this more deadly strain.”
Egbemode urged citizens to scale up their personal responsibility for safety by complying with all the non-pharmaceutical protocols outlined by the government to avoid tragic consequences.