A Nigerian who had contact with the Italian who tested
positive for coronavirus in Lagos has contracted the disease.
Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, disclosed this at a
press conference in Edo state on Monday, assuring Nigerians that the situation
is under control.
He said the patient, who has been in isolation in the last
two weeks, is now under quarantine. Ehanire added that the fresh coronavirus
case tested positive on March 8.
Nigeria’s index case of coronavirus flew into the country
from Milan, which has the highest record of the disease in Europe, on February
24.
He had lodged at a hotel close to Murtala Muhammed
International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos, before moving to Ewekoro in Ogun state,
the next day.
He fell sick on the third day of his stay in the country and
tested positive for the disease two days after.
Subsequently, 39 people who had contact with him were
quarantined while the federal government commenced the search for those who
were on board the Turkish Airline flight that brought him to the country.
He is currently receiving treatment at the Infectious
Disease Hospital in Yaba, Lagos.
More to follow…
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