The minister of health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has visited the Lagos State Public Health Emergency Operations Centre where he discussed with the Lagos State commissioner for health, Professor Akin Abayomi and the chief medical director of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Professor Bode Chris.

Osagie Ehanire @OsagieEhanire

Yesterday I visited the @FollowLaSG Lagos State Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) and Isolation Unit of the @LSMoH Infectious Disease Hospital (Mainland Hospital) in Yaba, to engage with @ProfAkinAbayomi and Prof. Bode (@LUTHOfficial) and others re: #COVID19 .

I can confirm that the patient is stable. @NCDCGov has been proactive in the establishment of the PHEOC, which has now been activated for #COVID19 response, and in the deployment of a National Rapid Response Team (RRT) to support the response efforts.

@NigeriaGov and FMoHNigeria, commend the collaboration between @LSMoH, Ogun State Ministry of Health and @NCDCGov, supported by @WHONigeria (@WHO, @WHOAFRO) and other partners.

Special thanks to all staff members managing the treatment of the confirmed case and working tirelessly to trace contacts to reduce the chance of spreading #COVID19
#COVID19Nigeria

https://twitter.com/OsagieEhanire/status/1234023779258552320

Afterwards, the Lagos State commissioner of health, Professor Akin Abayomi, addressed the press about the coronavirus patient.

LSMOH @LSMOH

CORONA VIRUS PATIENT NEVER ATTEMPTED TO ESCAPE – LASG

Lagos State Government has debunked news making the round that the index case of Corona Virus Disease isolated at the Lagos Mainland Hospital tried to escape.

Audio-visual report by @ameenatelegushi of @lagostelevision

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDUQu33_Bh0

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, @ProfAkinAbayomi who debunked the news while giving an update on the index case at the Mainland Hospital today said the patient has never expressed any desire to leave the facility to the doctors and nurses who looks after him.

“I have spoken to him myself, he is doing very well, he is comfortable; he was comfortable yesterday and he is comfortable today”, @ProfAkinAbayomi stated.

He noted that the patient was initially kept in a single isolation room for his privacy when he was brought in because part of the facilities at the Mainland Hospital were being renovated. He added that the patient has subsequently been moved to one of the newly renovated wards.

Said he, “We were renovating part of the facility, so we kept him in a single isolation room for his privacy but we have subsequently moved him to one of our completed wards recently renovated with full complements of facilities, so he is right there now and he is comfortable”

“As of this morning, his condition has improved, he hasn’t developed new symptoms but he still got a mild fever and we will be running test to see what the situation is with the virus in his body"

"And as soon as we get a negative strain, we will keep him for another three days & repeat the test to make sure that there are no more virus particles in his saliva & that means that he will not be contagious. Then, we give the OK for him to be released back into the community”

https://twitter.com/LSMOH/status/1233889671777837062

The minister also visited the Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwoolu.

I hope my yoruba friends wont tell him "eku coronavirus"

Meanwhile, na ghost mode I don enter o against this coronavirus

there is no Corona virus in nigeria. the ministry of health wants to get their hands on the 620 million set aside to fight d disease. the Italian 'if any' na scam.

we dint see his picture, they dint tell us his name, which airline carried him? was he the only Italian to have entered the country that day? yet one man came out to say he was d uber driver that carried him, did the health ministry post the Italian picture anywhere for us to see, how did d driver know he is d one?

Dx is serious... Coronavirus matter just dey get out of hand

See as the virus make everybody loyal..please keep working to contain it and abeg check our borders and make sure there is proper check before all dis yeye countries wey no like black men carry their wicked acts come naija..if the Italian no cooperate abeg give am sleeping dose, Biko no release the man back to our community, just fly him straight back to italy..abeg nothing Nigerians dey gai
from the Italians o..Nigerians no get money to buy Toyota Corolla no fit come buy Corona for free o, keep our airports safe and ensure proper Checks, there should be a place in all our airports to quarantine anyone flying from abroad o ...God bless Nigeria

Kk

I don't think Corona Virus has entered Nigeria.

This whole coronavirus news in naija sounds like a scam to me o

Picture of the Italian man with coronavirus being in stable condition or it is audio visitation.

If only one top Nigeria Politician will have this corona virus, Nigeria will get better over Night

Some people in home of affairs have been waiting for this.
Another way for them to enrich their account.
Just like the way many have become rich through Bokoharam insurgency

lomprico:
there is no Corona virus in nigeria. the ministry of health wants to get their hands on the 620 million set aside to fight d disease. the Italian 'if any' na scam.

we dint see his picture, they dint tell us his name, which airline carried him? was he the only Italian to have entered the country that day? yet one man came out to say he was d uber driver that carried him, did the health ministry post the Italian picture anywhere for us to see, how did d driver know he is d one?

seconded

I repeat
No Yoruba man or woman will get this virus
In God, we put our Trust
The Lion of Judah never sleeps

Keziehenry:
I hope my yoruba friends wont be saying "eku coronavirus" to people

Lol..

This pic just funny sha..

In the name of God of Adeboye, Oyedepo, Oritsejafòr and T.B Joshua, I cast you Coronavirus into the lake of fire.

lomprico:
there is no Corona virus in nigeria. the ministry of health wants to get their hands on the 620 million set aside to fight d disease. the Italian 'if any' na scam.

we dint see his picture, they dint tell us his name, which airline carried him? was he the only Italian to have entered the country that day? yet one man came out to say he was d uber driver that carried him, did the health ministry post the Italian picture anywhere for us to see, how did d driver know he is d one?

hmmmmm, I agree with the part about the airline that brought him to Nigeria,

The Uber driver also claimed to have dined with him just to prove they had close contact
I really hope the virus is not in Nigeria though but then Lafarge also confirmed the story!!
You could be right bro but 620 milli isn’t worth all the stunt I believe

Please send him back to his country

OKK

lomprico:
there is no Corona virus in nigeria. the ministry of health wants to get their hands on the 620 million set aside to fight d disease. the Italian 'if any' na scam.

we dint see his picture, they dint tell us his name, which airline carried him? was he the only Italian to have entered the country that day? yet one man came out to say he was d uber driver that carried him, did the health ministry post the Italian picture anywhere for us to see, how did d driver know he is d one?

Oil dey your head

coffee session

lomprico:
there is no Corona virus in nigeria. the ministry of health wants to get their hands on the 620 million set aside to fight d disease. the Italian 'if any' na scam.

we dint see his picture, they dint tell us his name, which airline carried him? was he the only Italian to have entered the country that day? yet one man came out to say he was d uber driver that carried him, did the health ministry post the Italian picture anywhere for us to see, how did d driver know he is d one?

Loool, its good to think out of the box.

You might be right

lomprico:
there is no Corona virus in nigeria. the ministry of health wants to get their hands on the 620 million set aside to fight d disease. the Italian 'if any' na scam.

we dint see his picture, they dint tell us his name, which airline carried him? was he the only Italian to have entered the country that day? yet one man came out to say he was d uber driver that carried him, did the health ministry post the Italian picture anywhere for us to see, how did d driver know he is d one?

lomprico:
there is no Corona virus in nigeria. the ministry of health wants to get their hands on the 620 million set aside to fight d disease. the Italian 'if any' na scam.

we dint see his picture, they dint tell us his name, which airline carried him? was he the only Italian to have entered the country that day? yet one man came out to say he was d uber driver that carried him, did the health ministry post the Italian picture anywhere for us to see, how did d driver know he is d one?

You may be right sha..

The ministry wan scam Buhari..

lomprico:
there is no Corona virus in nigeria. the ministry of health wants to get their hands on the 620 million set aside to fight d disease. the Italian 'if any' na scam.

we dint see his picture, they dint tell us his name, which airline carried him? was he the only Italian to have entered the country that day? yet one man came out to say he was d uber driver that carried him, did the health ministry post the Italian picture anywhere for us to see, how did d driver know he is d one?

I share your views

on a lighter side pointous Olu has infected his commissioner with pointing just joking



Now on a serious note, the government is trying, we must commend both the federal and state levels.
I remember during ebola BRF said GEJ and the federal government did nothing to support his fight against it then in Lagos. Inasmuch as I was not in government I don't know who was lying between the 2 both of them (in our English). But now that Federal and Lagos are one party I guess the synergy will work better.

Meanwhile Edo, Rivers and the entire North should take note... okay and the East in fact the whole country sef because of the serious prevalence in Italy, Iran and China where these our fellow brothers and sisters may have ties

Be prayerful and be clean. Happy March