Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Saturday, confirmed that he has not developed new symptoms.
Abayomi appealed to citizens to spread of false and unverified information about Coronavirus situation.
The commissioner spoke to journalists while giving an update on the COVID-19 situation at the Mainland Hospital, Yaba, in Lagos.
Abayomi disclosed that another test will be conducted on the Italian in the next two to three days to ensure there is no more virus particles in his saliva.
The commissioner stated that he would be released back into the society soon.
On the number of people quarantined, he said: “The people at the factory in Ogun State, people in the hotel where he stayed, we are contacting those on the airline and deciding whether it is all passengers or the cabin crew members alone.
“It is a step by step decision, that is why I cannot give an exact number at this hour, but after the Emergency Operation Committee meeting, we will know”.
Abayomi said that there was an ongoing refurbishment of the facility to ensure that patients in the facility were comfortable.
The official said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has released funds to ensure that personal protective equipment were provided for the health workers, general hospitals and major primary healthcare centres in Lagos
Abayomi debunked information that the Uber driver that brought the patient escaped quarantine.
He added that the patient had also not expressed the desire to leave the facility.
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Push him inside 3ML. Tell his country men he jumped. Case closed. Lives saved.🚶🚶🚶
ReplyDeleteThe big question is how did they know he got the virus, why was he not detected from airport to Ogun state who found out and how, Nigerians wake up as usual the government is only using this to make money.
ReplyDelete1) They knew he had the virus when he fell sick. Especially after admitting that he just arrived from Italy.
Delete2) it wasnt detected at the airport because he wasn't running temperature. All airports in the world na temperature dem dey check o. You cannot be running blood test for everyone that enters your country.
3) who found out? As dem carry the man enter clinic, afraid catch the medical personnel. Dem call ministry of health immediately (who wan die😂).
Na Lagos get the facility to run that test. It's just unfortunate say the man was kept in my area 😢😥
Ask how other countries like the USA, Canada, Singapore, Denmark, France and others didn’t detect that of those who carry the virus in these countries at their airports. Everything is blame game for you all. Do you even know about the incubation period of the virus in the body? Like how long it stays in the body that makes it impossible to be detected? Read more about it before you comment. Mtcheeeew
DeleteHe was not detected at the airport because every illness has an intubation period, not everything is about money.
DeleteStupid comment.
DeleteYou just have a fixed brain that can't process anything meaningful.
All you see and think about our country is negative..
Shame.
Honestly I don’t understand how some people reason. Nigeria may be bad in so many things but when they are serious about something they go all out. We may not have the best facilities to manage the patient and others who they have quarantined but we are trying so much to contain. Since Ebola, I started commending our medical team in the country. America and others we may be comparing are recording deaths than us when we had already condemned ours before it entered.
DeletePlease let’s learn to be a bit positive, commend and encourage those who are risking so much to contain this.
Oh we praise God.
ReplyDeleteAbout now, I'm organizing garbs and all for everyone for tomorrow's service because I hate running around looking for tiny hairpins and stockings at dawn,then I picked DH's wear and asked him what sandals to match his clothes, he said he is not going for the Communion Service, 'anyi aga agwu ofu mbosi？'（are we all going to die at once？）. Hahahahahaha
Why are men more scared of this corona ish？
Oh shut up!
DeleteI hope this is true bcos i have seen korokoro how people lie for so called political clout (buhari the blessed, is working etc)
ReplyDeleteThis is nor a joke, it is very very serious!
Exactly that what i thought also
DeleteI think this is a political related story
Where have you been o lately in this Nigeria ?
DeleteTo*
DeleteI don't believe a good morning from a politician.
ReplyDeleteI really dont believe this .
DeleteNobody force you to believe, I know what most of you want to hear is bad news.
DeleteThat's the only think you can quickly believe without verification.
“Release him back to what society”? Do they not know covid-19 reinfects???? They better send him back to Italy if they don’t how the virus mutates. Stupid government kmt*
ReplyDeleteYes, imagine what they would do if a Nigerian brought it to Italy with their racism. They would kill him and say he didn’t survive the virus.
DeleteThat was all I saw,which society are they releasing him into?that health commissioner must be mad just like the raving lunatic who keeps singing on national tv that sick people coming into the country should quarantine themselves at home
DeleteThis people are so daft
ReplyDeleteNigerian Government better stop fooling... God knows them go still cash out with this coronavirus case.. Yahoo yahoo politicians
ReplyDeleteI am happy for the man but how come he got cured so quickly? E come de like magic. Please, can they tell the rest of the world what they used to treat the italiano so they can use it for the other patients currently in hospitals so it could be contained.
ReplyDeleteWhy do I have this feeling there is no Italian with any coronavirus in Nigeria. Why can't they show us his picture or even tell us his name. We all saw Patrick Sawyer's pictures and know his name. This one what I've been hearing is a 44years Italian nothing else. Nigerian govt make una try, all for money
ReplyDeleteYou can't believe anything because our brain is fix and can only proccess negative messages.
DeleteWhy do I have this feeling there is no Italian with any coronavirus in Nigeria. Why can't they show us his picture or even tell us his name. We all saw Patrick Sawyer's pictures and know his name. This one what I've been hearing is a 44years Italian nothing else. Nigerian govt make una try, all for money
ReplyDeleteThere is, we @ lafarge can confirm this. Please say something positive about Nigeria. Nigeria has one of the best medical practitioners in the world. This is why they do well outside the country. You guys on SM should grow up please.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you Anon.
DeleteThe average Nigerian youth only want to read bad news about this country.
The same health workers you're talking about go around the world and Excel
Same people hst stopped Ebola from spreading.
Appreciate our own for once and support your country. stop looking at Europe and America, they didn't get where they are overnight.
Moreover is our people hst go there to do wonders.
Thank you very much. Go to Luth and see the best of the best in that hospital. The problem we have is we don’t appreciate our own. But for good doctors? We have them here.
DeleteLet them look for a ship that can take him back to his country let him go via water airways. if na North Korea president he is a goner
ReplyDeleteLet them look for a ship that can take him back to his country let him go via water airways. if na North Korea president he is a goner
ReplyDeleteLet them look for a ship that can take him back to his country let him go via water airways. if na North Korea president he is a goner
ReplyDeleteKeep him in quarantine till April
ReplyDeleteMaximum quarantine since 14 days has PROVEN to be insufficient
Foolish people who care more about image and money ,than actually doing the right thing
Why call them foolish people. Your choice of words is unnecessary.
DeleteHe was already in Nigeria before that February 25th that was publicized. The incubation period had run its course.
ReplyDeleteKnow that the government limit the information released to the public on certain issues to achieve a desired purpose. They didn't want to cause panic in this case. Not that the Nigerian populace have an option of where to go or what to do on this matter.