Group asks Igbo traders to shun China, Asian countries, one Lassa fever confirmed of five suspected cases in Nasarawa

The South East Amalgamated Traders Association (SEAMATA) urged Igbo traders to shelve their business trips to China and other Asian countries following the outbreak of Coronavirus.

In a statement in Enugu, President General of SEAMATA, Chief Gozie Akudolu and Secretary, Alex Okwudili, asked their members to postpone every business in the Coronavirus-ravaged countries until the epidemic was contained.

“SEAMATA wishes to inform all our members and all traders across the country to be on the red alert over the Coronavirus epidemic in China and other Asian and Far East countries, which remain the business destinations of our members,” the statement reads.

Meanwhile, the Nasarawa State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Ahmed Babayaha has disclosed that five cases of Lassa fever have been reported and one confirmed, saying the victims were receiving treatment at the National Hospital, Abuja.

Ahmed, who stated this while addressing journalists at his office on Jos Road, Lafia, explained that the first case was established at Karu Council Area where an eight-year old child was reported to have the symptoms of the disease.

“We deployed our medical team who took the blood sample and forwarded it to the National Hospital Abuja and was later confirmed positive,” Ahmed said.