Sanwo-Olu Confirms First Coronavirus Case, Begs For Calm
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The Executive Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has confirmed the first case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) which hit the state yesterday.
Mr. Sanwo-Olu informed that the relevant state authorities immediately reported it to the Federal Ministry of Health, being the first case to be reported in Nigeria since the outbreak in China in January 2020.
ElombahNews reported earlier in the morning that the Federal Ministry of Health confirmed a Coronavirus disease #COVID19 case in Lagos State.
The news was broken by the Minister of Health, Dr. E. Osagie Ehanire via a statement he personally signed.
According to Mr. Ehanire, the case, which was confirmed on the 27th of February 2020.
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Reacting, the Lagos governor said the case is an Italian citizen who entered Nigeria on the 25th of February 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.
Sanwo-Olu said that 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 and the patient is being managed at the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba, Lagos.
He noted that the Government, under his leadership through the Lagos State Ministry of Health, has been strengthening measures to ensure that any outbreak in Lagos is quickly controlled and contained in collaboration with the multi-sectoral Coronavirus Preparedness Group, led by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
“We have immediately activated the State Emergency Operations Centre to respond to this case and implement firm control measures.
“We encourage you all not to panic. Go about your normal daily activities and observe basic hygiene,” he pleaded.
