…Says Italian Who Brought Coronavirus To Nigeria Now Negative
The Lagos State Government has announced four new cases of coronavirus.
The state Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, who revealed this in an ongoing press conference, disclosed that the Italian who brought coronavirus to Nigeria now tests negative.
According to him, the Italian will be tested one more time and will be released if he tests negative again.
Coronavirus was first recorded in Nigeria on February 27 when the Italian businessman, who was on a visit to Lafarge Africa Plc, Ewekoro, Ogun State, was diagnosed with the disease and taken to Lagos State.
The second coronavirus case was a Nigerian, who had contact with the Italian and was isolated in Ogun State. Although he tested positive twice, subsequent tests were negative.