The Lagos State Ministry of Health has confirmed that there is yet another case of the ravaging coronavirus in Lagos, Nigeria.
Mr. Akin Abayomi, the state’s commissioner of health, disclosed the development at a press conference, on Tuesday, March 17th. The National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said the patient developed symptoms during her 14-day self-isolation
“She is clinically stable and is being treated at the Mainland General Hospital Lagos,” the NCDC quoted the Minister as saying. The new case is presently the only case because the first two patients had fully recovered and been discharged.
The current case is independent of the index patient, an Italian who flew into Lagos on a Turkish Airline flight. The second patient was connected to the index patient.The present carrier is a 30-year-old Nigerian female who returned from the United Kingdom on Friday, 13 March 2020.
Nigerians on social media have been calling on the government to close the airspace as a measure of control. A number of African countries have closed their borders including the banning of public gatherings. Nigeria is yet to announce any such measures.