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The case manager for Covid-19 Torit town of Eastern Equatoria State Ohisa Wilborn Augustine has raised an alarm over the lack of cartridges to operate the existing coronavirus testing machine at Torit State Hospital.
Speaking to Radio Tamazuj, Wilborn said, “The machine is working properly but what is missing are cartridges that is why the samples are being sent to Juba. That is one of the biggest challenges and I hope the ministry of health and the World Health Organization are working hard to bring this thing from Juba so that testing is done from here.
He said he does not know when the cartridges will be delivered but said they have a few testing kits that they use for contact tracing.
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THE head of the Imiakebu community in the Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, Chief Ugheiemhekhia Yahaya, on Tuesday, asked for N50bn compensation for the alleged murder of five youths by a police officer, John Agaga.
Yahaya told the state Judicial Panel of Inquiry for victims of SARS and related abuses that the incident happened on December 28, 2019, claiming the lives of Sabo Abacha, Garuba Shaka, Sunday Augustine, Isaac John and Sunday Junior.
He also asked for N50m compensation each for five others who were wrongfully detained at the state police command for two days.