After the Nigerian Government confirmed its first case of Coronavirus on Friday, a twitter user who claims to be an Uber driver says he had contact with the the Italian patient.
The man made this known while reacting to a post by the official Twitter page of The Guardian, on the announcement that the Nigerian government has started working to identify everyone that came in contact with the Italian.
The man identified himself as Olugbenga Bodunrin, and stated that he was the one who picked up the Italian at the Lagos airport.
He further stated that they both talked and dine.
In a tweet by @boldjohnson07, he said:
I had contact with Italian Citizen day before yesterday, . Am an Uber driver, I picked him at airport. We talk, gist and laugh together. We even dine together…My name is Olugbenga Bodunrin. 08136464040.
https://twitter.com/boldjohnson07/status/1233317328558923776
The Federal Government on Friday announced the first case of the novel Coronavirus and urged citizens to remain calm as it tries to identify all those that must have had contact with the Italian since he arrived Lagos on Monday.
Prof. Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, while briefing the media on updates also explained how the victim was transferred from Ogun to Lagos State after he arrived from Milan.
He was said to have been picked at the airport and taken to a hotel where he spent the night, before heading to Ogun State where his business is situated.
“We have a traveller that started his journey from Milan on Monday 24th of February. He transited through Istanbul on Turkish Airline, arrived in Lagos on Monday night at 9 pm.
“He spent the night in a hotel when he left the airport and on Tuesday morning, he moved down to his business in Ogun State where he was engaged by a corporate entity. He carried out business in Ogun state within the confines of that company on Tuesday and, early part of Wednesday,” Abayomi stated.
In his narration, he said, “In that company where he spent the night in an accommodation which was a confined environment – guest house. By the afternoon, he started developing symptoms of high-fever and body pains.
“He presented to the company’s medical facility where the investigation began. Because he gave a history of his origin from Italy, where we know there is beyond outbreak happening, it was very astute of the medical practitioners in that medical facility to keep him overnight in an isolated environment.
“They contacted us at the Biosecurity unit for assistance and we immediately asked them to transfer the case to Lagos. He was brought to our high containment facility in Yaba on Thursday morning. Immediately he arrived, he was put into strict isolation and the appropriate tests were ordered.”
The Ogun state Government also confirmed that the Italian patient visited a factory in the state after he arrived from Italy.
The COVID-19 has since its outbreak in January killed over 2,500 persons across the world. Odunews.com has however rolled out enlightenment tips on the novel Coronavirus.
