A total of 256 evacuees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on May 6 and were placed on 14 days of compulsory isolation.
Three out of the 256 Nigerians recently evacuated from Dubai have tested positive for coronavirus in Lagos, an official has said.
Upon arrival, officials of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said all the 256 evacuees tested negative for COVID-19. “Those affected have been admitted to Lagos COVID-19 care centre for appropriate treatment protocols. However, according to the World Health Organisation, the incubation period of coronavirus infection is an average of 5 to 6 days and can also take up to 14 days. This is the period between exposure to the virus and patients showing symptoms. In other words, the three patients could have been infected but asymptomatic when they returned, and thus initially tested negative.
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