The chief press secretary of the Lagos State governor, Mr Gboyega Akosile, tweeted this a few minutes ago.


gboyega akosile @gboyegaakosile

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FIRST CASE OF CORONAVIRUS CONFIRMED IN LAGOS

The Ministry of Health in Lagos State has confirmed its first case of COVID-19 and reported it to the Federal Ministry of Health. The case, which was confirmed on the 27th of February 2020, is the first case to be reported in Nigeria since the outbreak in China in January 2020.

The case is an Italian citizen who entered Nigeria on the 25th of Feburary from Milan, Italy for a brief business visit. He fell ill on the 26th February and was transferred to Lagos State Biosecurity Facilities for isolation and testing. COVID-19 infection was confirmed by the Virology Laboratory of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, 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 Government of Lagos State under the Governor as the COVID-19 Incident Commander, through the Lagos State Ministry of Health, 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). 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.

All Lagosians should take care of their health and maintain hand and respiratory hygiene to protect themselves and others, including their own families, following the precautions below:

1. Regularly and thoroughly wash your hands with soap and water, and use alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

2. Maintain at least 1 & half metres (5 feet) distance between you and anyone who is coughing or sneezing.

3. People coughing persistently or sneezing should stay indoors or keep a social distance, but not mix with a crowd.

4. Ensure that you and people around you follow good respiratory hygiene by covering mouths and noses with a handkerchief or tissue while sneezing or coughing. You can also sneeze or cough into your sleeve at the bent elbow.Then dispose of the used tissue immediately.

5. Stay indoors if you feel unwell with symptoms, such as fever, cough and difficulty in breathing. Please call Lagos State Emergency hotlines 08023169485 or 08033565529 or 08052817243 which are available day and night.

6. Stay informed on the latest developments about COVID-19 through official channels on TV and Radio, the Social Media, including the Lagos State Ministry of Health, NCDC and Federal Ministry of Health.
Citizens must not abuse social media and indulge in spreading misinformation that causes fear and panic. The Lagos State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with Nig Centre for Disease Control, will continue to provide updates and will initiate all measures required to prevent the spread of any outbreak in Lagos.


Prof Akin Abayomi
Commissioner for Health
Lagos State For Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu
28 February 2020.

https://twitter.com/gboyegaakosile/status/1233190907131944960

Let's hope our government will be able to contain this because it is very scary.

God save us all

What happened to the chloroquine idea

Shit,this is badoooo

psalmz:
Shit,this is badoooo

Esigbo badoo.

On the bright side, the virus doesn't thrive in heat and Lagos is very hot right now.

Chinese people, stop eating everything that moves, una no go hear. Now see the problem you've put the world in.

Fire in mountain run run run

Sigh

I dont trust this government of Buhari. People that cant protect Nigerians from terrorists they can see, how can they protect us from the virus they cannot see? Our shield is in God.

Lagos people will now be drinking varieties of agbo like pure water. Here is where Jedi and liquid concoction will be marketed by unscrupulous people. Additional information that was not provided by the ministry of health about this virus will also be spread by this mischievous people so as to cajole the gullible to buy their drugs and concoctions.
Only discipline will deal with this issue.

Am just so scared now, God protect my family and loved ones, protect every Nigerians.

God shouldn’t have allowed this come to Nigeria at all, we already have a deadly virus in Nigeria (Fulani Herders)

It shall not be well with that man at aso rock.


He has nothing to offer.

Hmm!!


Isn't it for me to import containers of face mask and sanitizers??



I see business about to boom.



Imagine 1 facemask at #100 and mini bottle sanitizer for #200 for a country of over 120 million people??

Chai!!

Corolla or no corolla, I must make money.

Make I go find my calculator

disaster waiting to explode

, e don set! ,Na kasala wan burst so o

A friend of mine who works at airport told me a man was suspected to be infected at the airport and we should be awaiting result. Damnit!

Na our pple bring this one come,
As sample

Make our juju men start to test herbs

36mili up for grab

Hmmm

Is this real?

Nigerians generally are always reluctant to provide fast cautionary strategies, how the hell was the foreigner able to enter the country without accessing him thoroughly of the pandemic, well. our prayers and concern now should be how this can be contained enough.

if china ,Italy, japan and more developed country with advanced health systems are crying like babies in the hand of MR corola or na corona virus (covid 19) what will happen to nigeria God pls help us o


expect to see the price of noise mask jump up like crazy , also expect new version of noise mask eg: ??

expect more barbaric things like drinking of salt water , bating with urine

Ishilove:

Esigbo badoo.

On the bright side, the virus doesn't thrive in heat and Lagos is very hot right now.

Chinese people, stop eating everything that moves, una no go hear. Now see the problem you've put the world in.

Isi my love, the rain has started. Heat has gone down

Ishilove:

Esigbo badoo.

On the bright side, the virus doesn't thrive in heat and Lagos is very hot right now.

Chinese people, stop eating everything that moves, una no go hear. Now see the problem you've put the world in.

raining season is approaching , hope you know. Many cites have experienced their first year rainfall already.

Plus what about the people he has had contact with? Na so we go start dey say heat dey,the virus nor go spread , we nor dey take things serious for this country.


Soon now pastors and traditionalists will be cashing out cos Nigerians would rather go and pray for healing or take herbal mixtures than to turn themselves in for quarantine and treatment.

where is that Minister that has been making mouth ?

I hope there will be no sacrificial lamb Doctor, this time around.

R.I.P Dr Ameyo Adadevoh

Dr Adedavoh was actually in contact with the index case of the Ebola viridae that came in via the Liberian, Patrick Sawyer. She vehemently refused to release him against pressure from the liberian government. So, indirectly, she saved our asx by ensuring he was quarantined “For the greater good of the masses”.

TOPCRUISE:

What is funny now

Ogbunigwe2018:
B

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You are still strengthening your preparedness and you're assuring us.

This has to be one of the saddest news to hit Nigeria this year.

I pray we are able to contain it.

*Breaking news

There is a healer of Convid 19 in Nigeria already.


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