Owerri Municipal, Owerri North and Owerri West local government areas in Imo State have been identified as the epicentres of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic in the state.
The Chairman, Imo State Task Force on COVID-19 Pandemic, Professor Maurice Iwu, who disclosed this yesterday, while speaking during a public enlightenment programme in Owerri, however, resisted the temptation of giving details of reported deaths arising from the pandemic.
Professor Iwu further advised all those living in Owerri to take absolute care of themselves as those above 60, are equally advised to avoid all gatherings like a plague, including church services.
Further speaking on the resumption of schools in the state, Professor Maurice Iwu assured of so much concern about the resumption of schools in the state, as schools remain an aggregate centre of human concentration. he noted that the worrying part now is that there are healthy Covid-19 carriers. They are not symptomatic. They are fighting the virus in their bodies but can transmit it to others.
Answering a question on the COVID-19 vaccine, Professor Iwu explained that the Task Force, which he is heading, is carefully monitoring the developments in other lands, including the effects of the administered vaccines on the citizens of such countries.
