The Health and Human Services Secretariat of the FCT Administration has quarantined those who were not well kitted during the burial of Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, have been quarantined.
Also, the individual who unprofessionally disposed of his Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), has been identified, the PPE evacuated and the Gudu cemetery Abuja has been decontaminated.
In a statement by Dr. Mohammed Kawu, Ag Secretary Health, and Human Services Secretariat FCTA, henoted that the service was concerned with the effect of the video trending on social media, showing a man pulling off his PPE unprofessionally after participating in the burial of the late Kyari, at the Gudu cemetery, Abuja.
Dr. Kawa said the Public Health Department has since taken necessary action: “The said PPE left over by the individual has been professionally evacuated and the entire cemetery has been decontaminated. In addition, all the individuals including the man in question that participated in the burial and were not properly kitted have been identified and are being isolated.
“Necessary tests will be conducted on all of them to determine their level of exposure and ensure that they do not infect other people. The Administration has also taken steps to ensure that all future burials of victims of COVID 19 are conducted in line with protocols established by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
“Residents are, therefore, urged to remain calm and be rest assured that the FCT Administration will continue to do all that is necessary to curtail and eventually end the spread of the Coronavirus in the FCT”.
