Italian Tested Positive of Coronavirus Infection in Lagos

Nigeria has recorded its first case of the deadly coronavirus disease (COVID-19)since the beginning of the outbreak in China in December 2019.

This was confirmed by the Ministry of Health Minister of Health, in a statement released yesterday.

The person is an Italian citizen who entered Nigeria on the 25th of February from Milan, Italy for a brief business visit.  He fell ill on the 26th of February and was transferred to Lagos State Biosecurity Facilities for isolation and testing.

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The infection was confirmed by the Virology Laboratory of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), part of the Laboratory Network of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.

The patient is clinically stable, with no serious symptoms, and is being managed at the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba, Lagos.

The Lagos State Government has been strengthening measures to ensure that any outbreak in Lagos is controlled and contained quickly in collaboration with the multi-sectoral Coronavirus Preparedness Group, led by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

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“We have immediately activated the State Emergency Operations Centre to respond to this case and implement firm control measures.

“I wish to assure all Lagosians and Nigerians that we have been strengthening our preparedness since the first confirmation of cases in China. We will use all the resources made available by the State and the Federal Government to respond to this case.

“We are working to identify all the contacts of the patient since he arrived in Nigeria. Please, be reminded that most people who become infected may experience only a mild illness and recover easily, but it can be more severe in others, particularly the elderly and persons with other underlying chronic illnesses,” part of statement from Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi reads.

 

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