Nigerian who fell ill after returning from France quarantined

A Nigerian who returned from France three days ago has been quarantined at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, Lagos.

Akin Abayomi, Lagos state commissioner for health, disclosed this at a press briefing on Thursday.

He said the patient was referred to the Infectious Disease Hospital from a private hospital in Lagos.

“He is a Nigerian who went to France, spent seven days in France, returned to Lagos three days ago and presented with headache and some respiratory symptoms,” he said.

“This is because he has been in a country where there is an active person-to-person transmission, it could be common cold and there is a possibility that it could be coronavirus.

“He has been put in isolation, the test is being run right now, I am expecting the result.”

Abayomi said the result of the patient would made public once it is available.

Nigeria currently has one confirmed case of the virus which has infected over 80,000, resulting in 3,331 deaths.

An Italian who flew into Lagos from Milan, the city with the worst record of the virus in Europe, tested positive for the disease a week ago.

At least 38 persons who had contact with him have been placed in isolation, according to the government.