Italian Who Brought COVID-19 To Nigeria Tested Negative

Italian Who Brought COVID-19 To Nigeria Would Soon Be Discharge If Tested Negative One More Time

The Italian was diagnosed with COVID-19 on February 27 in Lagos, where he was being treated, after developing symptoms of the disease at Lafarge Africa Plc, Ewekoro, Ogun State.

A few weeks later, a   Nigerian, who had contact with him, tested positive for  the disease, making him the second coronavirus case in the country.

Health commissioner, Dr. Abayomi disclosed that the Italian who brought coronavirus to Nigeria, had tested negative for the disease.

He said the index case, who had been receiving treatment at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba would be discharged if he tested negative one more time. He will be checked one more time and if he is negative, he will be discharged.

The third case is a 30-year-old woman, who returned to the country from the United Kingdom on Friday last week.

The cases rose to eight on Wednesday when the Minister of Health,  Dr Osagie Ohanaire, said a  woman,  her six-week-old baby and three other persons had been diagnosed with the disease. The minister had said four of the five cases were in Lagos State, while one was in Ekiti State.