Ololade Adeyanju/
The Lagos State government has disclosed that the suspected Corona virus case in the state is a man who returned from China five days ago.
According to the state commissioner for health, Prof Akin Abayomi, the man whose identity he withheld is currently in under quarantine after voluntarily undergoing close examination at a hospital.
Abayomi in statement he shared on his Twitter handle, @ProfAkinAbayomi, said the man is in good health and has so far not exhibited any symptoms of Corona virus infection.
He said the man stayed in Shanghai throughout his visit to China and during his stay he was not known to have had any contact with anyone who was ill or from Wuhan region.
He said the state government would however continue to monitor his condition till the end of his self quarantine period.
He added that there is currently no suspected or confirmed case of Corona virus infection in Lagos State.
Read full statement below:
Update on suspected Corona virus case in Lagos today 1/02/2020
The attention of the Lagos State Government and the Lagos State Ministry of Health have been drawn to a story of a query suspected case of 2019nCoV infection which presented at a particular private hospital in Lekki on 29/01/2020.
The subject in question is an adult male Nigerian who arrived from China 4 days ago. He was in Shanghai throughout his stay in China and during his stay he did not have any contact with anyone who was ill or from Wuhan region.
On his return to Lagos he has followed our instructions from @LSMOH and like a responsible member of the society has chosen to self quarantine. He presented to a hospital for a check up just to be sure but was found to be perfectly well and asked to return home to continue his self quarantine.
He is therefore clinically not a suspected case of Corona virus as he is not exhibiting any symptoms.
As of 2:38pm today when I called the epidemiology officers of @LSMOH and the doctor that attended to him at the hospital in Lekki, he remains in perfect health with no symptoms of #nCoV2019.
Nevertheless @LSMOH will continue to monitor his welfare till the end of his self quarantine period.
As of now there is no suspected or confirmed case of Corona virus infection in Lagos.
1urge you all to be vigilant and call +234 802 316 9485 for any suspected case of infections.
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