Akin Abayomi, Lagos State commissioner for health, has said
that one of the Dubai returnees who died upon arrival in Nigeria was not
infected by COVID-19.
The commissioner had on Tuesday announced that a 32-year-old
man died of COVID-19 complication on Tuesday.
However, Abayomi in a series of tweets on Thursday clarified
the report initially made, stating that due to the situation surrounding his
death it was presumed that he had died from Coronavirus disease.
“I hereby inform the general public that the Nigerian who
recently returned from Dubai as part of a group of returnees who were placed in
a COVID19 isolation program in Lekki developed complications and was
transferred to one of our facilities where he died.
“Because of the sudden nature of his demise and without any
prior knowledge of his multiple preexisting conditions it was presumed to be a
COVID19 related death pending confirmation by COVID19 Gold standard test.
“This presumptive attribution is a precaution to ensure the
safe clinical management of the patient and subsequent handling of the corpse.
“The definitive COVID19 gold standard test has turned out to
be negative for the COVID-19 infection and his death is no longer considered to
have been attributable to COVID19.”
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