The Lagos State Government has confirmed that a patient who underwent series of tests after being admitted in Reddington Hospital Ikeja, due to fears of coronavirus, has tested negative to the deadly disease.
Rumours had surfaced that Lagos State confirmed its first case of COVID-19 after the Chinese citizen visited the hospital due to an ailment.
The Lagos State Ministry of Health in its tweet earlier, said the Chinese citizen was Isolated at Mainland Hospital, while his blood samples were taken for investigation.
The State Commissioner for Health in Lagos State, Prof. Akin Abayomi stated that the likelihood of the patient having COVID-19 is very low.
He also assured Lagosians of their safety by revealing measures the state is putting in place against the virus.
See the tweet below:
@ProfAkinAbayomi who made this known through a press statement noted that the likelyhood of #COVIDー19 infection in this particular patient was very low & the conclusion of investigations & sophisticated testing confirms that there is no case of Corona Virus in Lagos as of now.
— LSMOH (@LSMOH) February 27, 2020
While giving details of the investigation, @ProfAkinAbayomi explained that the Ministry of Health's attention was drawn to a suspected case of Corona Virus at @ReddingtonLagos Hospital; a private health facility located at Ikeja.
— LSMOH (@LSMOH) February 27, 2020
"The hospital in keeping with the advisory we earlier issued, correctly maintained a high index of suspicion, isolated the patient and reported the case to @LSMOH"
— LSMOH (@LSMOH) February 27, 2020
@ProfAkinAbayomi appealed to citizens to refrain from posting unverified news that can cause unnecessary anxiety in community.
— LSMOH (@LSMOH) February 27, 2020