The Lagos State Ministry of Health has said a Chinese national in the state who was suspected to have coronavirus has tested negative.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, said on Wednesday that the patient was subjected to ‘sophisticated testing’ and was confirmed negative.
The commissioner said the hospital maintained a high index of suspicion, isolated the patient and reported the case to the ministry. “I would like to reassure Lagosians that our vigilance levels are very high and we are putting more measures in place to safe guard the state,” he said. “This individual returned from China last week and went for a routine medical check as requested by his employers. He showed no symptoms of illness and has not been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus,” the ministry said.
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