The Lagos State
University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, on Sunday, said it has placed
three of its health workers on isolation after their contact with a patient who
died of COVID-19.
The Chairman,
Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC) of LASUTH, Dr Ibrahim Mustafa, told the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos that two doctors and a nurse had
contact with the patient, who later died on April 3 at the Lagos University
Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos.
Recall that the
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, had said that the
deceased patient was a 55-year-old Nigerian male, who lived in Holland, but
returned to Lagos two weeks ago.
He revealed that the
patient had a kidney transplant seven years ago, and was also diabetic.
Speaking on the
development, Mustafa maintained that there was high suspicion of the patient
being a COVID-19 case, and the patient was referred to LUTH due to insufficient
bed space at LASUTH as at the time he was at the facility.
“The patient did not
divulge his travel history and underlying medical conditions to the health
workers, but the health workers were suspicious based on his symptoms and
warning to exercise caution while attending to patients.
“The health workers
that attended to the patient took necessary precautions, but based on the
advice of LASUTH Infectious Diseases Consultant, the doctor and nurses that had
contact with the patient had been placed on isolation,” the CMAC chairman said.
He urged the public
to always volunteer accurate information about their travel history and medical
conditions to health workers, toward assisting to provide right diagnosis and
treatment for patients.
Mustafa, further,
advised health workers to continue to maintain vigilance and ensure universal
precaution while attending to patients.
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