COVID 19: Arc. Darius Dickson's speech concerning the 6 confirmed cases in Taraba State
Speech of His Excellency Governor of Taraba state Arc. Darius Dickson Ishaku on THE REPORTED INDEX CASES OF CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK IN THE STATE ON THE 27TH APRIL, 2020 Fellow Tarabans We all woke up this morning to the shocking news of six confirmed cases of Covid-19 by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, from samples taken from persons already quarantined by the State Task Force on Covid 19 who are presently at the NYSC isolation center, Sibre. 2. The persons are among 130 interstate travelers from Bauchi, Kano, Jigawa, Borno, Ogun and Lagos states intercepted at our borders. You will recall that the committee had earlier intercepted on two occasions 65 and 59 persons from Ogun state enroute to Adamawa state and were allowed to proceed amid tight security. 3. I therefore commend the proactive steps of the committee which led to the isolation and identification of the reported cases. 4. I wish to assure the good people of Taraba State that this is not a time for pan...
