The Lagos State Government has advised travellers returning from China and any country where cases of coronavirus have been reported to observe self-quarantine on arrival in Lagos.
The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, in a statement on Sunday, said, “During unsupervised self-quarantine, we expect persons concerned to respond to the state advice and act as responsible citizens. You are required to restrict your movement to your home, monitor yourself closely, report any symptoms that may develop to the Ministry of Health on the contact numbers provided and engage in good personal hygiene.
It said a 1000-bed hospital built within nine days had been handed over to the military for the treatment of coronavirus patients.Meanwhile, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari , has said that Nigeria stands by China in its trying moments of battling the raging coronavirus infection. “With all the efforts being put in, we know that it is only a matter of time before this nightmare passes,” the statement signed by his media aide, Mr Garba Shehu, said.
In a statement signed by the Head of Media and Public Relations at the ministry, Enefaa Bob-Manuel, the minister said the feat was achieved with the help of the World Health Organisation. He also faulted claims by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, that there were only 16 Nigerians in Wuhan, the place where the coronavirus originated in China, saying “there are no fewer than 50 Nigerians in that city.”on Sunday, entitled, ‘China coronavirus: Lai Mohammed lied.”
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