Akin Abayomi, the Lagos State commissioner of health, has advised those on the British Airways flight that arrived in Lagos on March 13, 2020, to stay at home or isolate themselves for 14 days.
The Commissioner made the announcement on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, through his Twitter handle following the confirmation of another case of Coronavirus in Lagos.
Breaking! #COVID19Lagos Updates
If you are a passenger on flight BA 75 that arrived in Lagos on 13th March, 2020, stay at home and isolate yourself for 14 days.
Call @LSMOH hotlines now; 08000corona, 08023169485,
08033565529,
08052817243, 08028971864, 08059758886, 08035387653 pic.twitter.com/TIzkV3z0U0— Prof. Akin Abayomi (@ProfAkinAbayomi) March 17, 2020
This is the third case of the virus in Nigeria and a new case-independent of the index case.
The patient is a 30-year-old Nigerian female who returned from the United Kingdom on March 13, observed self-isolation and developed symptoms, thereby testing positive.
She is now receiving treatment in the Mainland at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba.
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