Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo
Osun State government has announced that the State has recorded five new cases of the violent and deadly B117 strain of COVID-19.
This is just as the government tasks citizens and residents of the State to complying with the non-pharmaceutical protocols to avoid tragic consequences.
Recall that the B117 strain of COVID-19 was first reported in the United Kingdom.
In a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Funke Egbemode which was issued on Sunday, she noted that “this new strain spreads faster and kills quicker.”
“If it continues to grow, more citizens will become vulnerable and those with underlying ailments more endangered,” she added.
The statement further reads in part, “This is particularly worrisome because it is barely a week that the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 announced the discovery of the strain in Nigeria, and Osun already has five cases.
“Considering the continued disregard and defiance for safety protocols in the state, the government is extremely concerned about the days ahead.
“We cannot continue to act like COVID-19 is not real. It is not just a sad reality but one that has changed the momentum with this more deadly strain.
“Citizens are enjoined to scale up their personal responsibility for safety by complying with all the non-pharmaceutical protocols outlined by the government, to avoid tragic consequences.”