The United States has evacuated its citizen who tested positive for Coronavirus in Lagos.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, disclosed this on his Twitter handle on Wednesday.
He said, “The total #COVID-19 cases in Lagos is now 82. Eight patients have so far been discharged following their full recovery. One of the confirmed cases, who is an American citizen, has been evacuated to the USA.”
OduNews.com reports that the United States Embassy in Nigeria announced the evacuation of its citizens in Nigeria following the increasing cases of Coronavirus in the country.
This is happening after Germany, Israel, and France evacuated their nationals following the rising cases of coronavirus disease in the country.
The Embassy confirmed the development Monday night on its official Twitter handle, @US Mission Nigeria.
It said multiple emergency flights departing from Lagos and Abuja had been confirmed for this week.
