Abia State Governor has directed members of the State Executive Council and the State Inter-Ministerial Committee on COVID-19 to undergo Coronavirus tests.
The Commissioner for Information, Mr John Okiyi-Kalu, disclosed this in a statement in Umuahia on Sunday.
Okiyi-Kalu said that the directive followed the outcome of tests conducted on the close family members of a late Commissioner in the state and member of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on COVID-19.
He said all members of the Committee and those of the Executive Council, who might have recently come in contact with the late commissioner, to immediately undergo COVID-19 tests and isolate themselves thereafter, pending the outcome of the tests.
According to the statement, Governor Ikpeazu, who is still in mourning, will also subject himself to all other necessary protocols as he has directed his Exco members including the Deputy Governor.
It would be recalled that the State Commissioner for Environment, Solomon Ogunji, was reported to have died of heart attack two weeks ago.
The Governor enjoined the people of Abia State to constantly observe the regulations issued by the state government and health authorities to prevent further spread of the disease.
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