A NEGATIVE twist to the coronavirus pandemic was established on Thursday that some people who tested positive have refused to be taken to treatment centres.
The patients have opted to stay at home for treatment, it was leant.
This breach of protocol of infectious diseases in Abuja, has forced the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Muhammad Bello to threaten invocation of relevant laws to enable him mandatorily evacuate recalcitrant patients to treatment centres.
Bello noted that COVID-19 patients staying at home posed great risks not just to their families, but also immediate communities.
The minister said community transmission of the virus pandemic has been identified in Mabushi, Gishiri and Utako districts where massive testing will henceforth be conducted.
The minister said: “Since we have begun to witness community transmission of the virus, it is imperative that we must do everything within our powers to stop the spread; even if we have to compel such persons to go to treatment centers.
” In order to prevent further spread of the virus within the communities, it was resolved that massive testing will be carried out in areas where community transmission has been established, including Mabushi, Gishiri and Utako.” His spokesman Anthony Ogunleye issued the statement.
