Coronavirus: Lagos state confirms 3 suspected COVID-19 cases
- The Lagos state commissioner for health, Professor Akin Abayomi, discloses that there are now three suspected cases of coronavirus in the state
- Abayomi says the three persons suspected to be infected with the virus disease have been identified
- The Lagos state commissioner notes that the suspected patients are being tested an isolation containment facility in Yaba Lagos
The Lagos state commissioner for health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has disclosed that there are now three suspected cases of coronavirus in the state.
Abayomi who made the disclosure in a tweet on Thursday, March 5, said the three persons suspected to be infected with the virus disease have been identified and are being tested an isolation containment facility in Yaba Lagos.
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He said one case was from France, another from England and the third one from China. The commissioner said samples have been taken from the patients and results are been expected.
However, the disclosure by Lagos state commissioner has alarmed some Nigerians who urged the federal government to prevent foreigners from entering the country in order to reduce the risk of foreigners bringing coronavirus in the country.
Meanwhile, the federal government has finally revealed why it refused to disclose the identity of the Italian who brought coronavirus into Nigeria. According to the FG, this is against medical ethics to do so without his consent.
This was disclosed by Osagie Ehanire, the minister of health, Daily Trust reports. He said his case was different from that of Patrick Sawyerr who brought Ebola to Nigeria.
He argued that Sawyerr was known because he died.
In another report, as Nigerians make efforts to stay hygienic over the coronavirus outbreak, a Nigerian military hospital in the nation's capital, Abuja is giving out free hand-sanitizers to residents.
The National Defence College clinic in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja has been handing out the sanitizers to people for free.
This is as many stores in the city hiked the prices of hand sanitizers and face masks in the last few days.
The case is an Italian citizen visiting from Milan, Italy visiting a factory in Ogun state via the Murtala Muhammed International Airport.
He has since been quarantined, while health authorities in the country have assured Nigerians that they are on top of the situation.
Still on health, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, a former president of Nigeria, has said that he was forced to adjust events lined up to mark his 83rd birthday due to the outbreak of coronavirus in the country.
SaharaReporters reports that he made the comments on Thursday, March 5, in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun state, while addressing well-wishers.
Legit.ng gathered that the former president said, “When we were thinking of this celebration, two programmes came to mind.
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