A memo from the National Obstetric Fistula Centre in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state, warning staff of an outbreak of a brand-new COVID-19 variant, has been disproven by the Ministry of Health.
FYI: COVID is on the prowl again, caution is advised,” read the memo.
“With the new variation, BA.
4 and BA.
5 COVID delta, no fever or cough.
There is a great deal of joint pain, headaches, upper back pain, general weakness, appetite loss, and pneumonia.
“Strep throat-like sore throat, naturally more virulent and with a higher mortality rate.
Going overboard requires less time. without signs at times.
Accordingly, viral pneumonia causes acute respiratory stress as the virus spreads and spreads directly to the lungs. This explains why it has grown more acute, virulent, and lethal. Please, take great care.
Share this information as widely as you can, especially with your friends.
Don’t keep it to yourself.
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The spokesperson for the minister of health, Patricia Deworitshe, referred to it as a false claim in a statement released on Friday, September 1.
The quote read;.
“The information from the alleged internal memo from the National Obstetric Fistula Centre, Abakaliki, in which the Head of Clinical Services advised the staff to exercise caution because Covid-19 was on the prowl again, cannot be sustained and is, therefore, untrue.
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“It should be made known to the public that our center has not discovered any new Covid-19 cases or infections.
In our center, there haven’t been any brand-new cases of Covid-19 patients presented or diagnosed in the past 12 months.
“Neither Abakaliki nor Ebonyi State as a whole have seen an increase in COVID-19 cases. The information in the aforementioned internal memo was the result of unverified and unsupported flying rumors from social media.
“Therefore, it is recommended that the general public disregard the memo and its contents.
The only organization with the legal authority to disclose information on issues like Covid-19 is the Nigerian Centre for Disease and Control (NCDC).
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