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February 28, 2020
As coronavirus berthsin Nigeria, the Federal and Lagos State Governments have assured thatthe victim, an Italian is in a stable condition and is being treated andmonitored in a facility in Lagos.
The Minister of HealthOsagie Ehanire and Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Sanwo-Olu gave theseassurances in Abuja and Lagos respectively while briefing the media.
Ehanire said the ministryhas been in contact with the airlines which the victim travelled into thecountry, tracing of all those who had contact with him to quarantine them forpossible infection and ensure their status.
Sanwo-olu on his partsaid the patient is in isolation at a facility in the state where he is beingattended to by professionals.
The governor assuredthat the patient is in stable condition and said no need for Nigerians to panicbut sustain hygiene. Sanwo-Olu said theGovernment under his leadership through the state ministry of health, hasbeen strengthening measures to ensure that any outbreak in Lagos is quicklycontrolled and contained in collaboration with the multi-sectoral CoronavirusPreparedness Group, led by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.