A Chinese person was taken to Reddington Hospital in Ikeja on Wednesday after being suspected of having Covid-19. However, Professor Akin Abayomi, the commissioner of health said in a press conference yesterday that the Chinese tested negative for the Covid19 after thorough investigations and sophisticated testing.
The Chinese reportedly arrived in Lagos, Nigeria several weeks ago and recently started complaining about a fever, he was placed in an isolation unit and his blood sample was taken to a virology laboratory for thorough analysis and testing and was confirmed negative. This is the third false case of the Covid-19 in Lagos.
The commissioner instructed Lagosians to avoid unnecessary panic and resist spreading fake news of confirmed cases on their social media, he reassured Lagosians that they are very vigilant and have plans to take care of the virus if any case is confirmed.
30 countries have confirmed cases of the Covid19 by the World Health Organization on Monday, 24th of February 2020. The countries with confirmed cases are as follows:
The Republic of Korea with 763 confirmed cases, Japan with 144 cases, Singapore has 89 cases, Australia with 22 cases, Malaysia with 22 cases also, Vietnam with 16 cases, the Philippines has 3 cases, Thailand has 35 cases, India with 3 cases, the United States of America has 35 cases, Canada with 9 cases, Italy with 124, Germany with 16, France with 12, United Kingdom with 9 cases, Russia with 2 cases, Spain with 2 cases, Iran 43, United Arab Emirate 13, Kuwait with 3, Cambodia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Belgium, Finland, Israel, Sweden, Egypt, Lebanon and Algeria have only 1 confirmed cases each.
