…visited Ogun State
The Italian man infected with the Coronavirus has an office in Banana Island and was reported to have visited Ewekoro in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun.
Grassroots.ng gathered that Agip Saipem in Banana Island, Lagos is the office of the Italian man.
He was reported to have flew Italian airline named Alitalia and visited the office after he arrived Nigeria before heading to Ogun.
But residents and visitors to the state have no reason to panic, Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Tomi Coker, said on Friday morning.
Coker disclosed that the Italian visited a giant manufacturing company(name withheld) in Ewekoro community, adding that the facility so visited has since been quarantined in accordance with health safety standard.
The Commissioner, who abandoned her bed rest to attend to the public health emergency, while briefing the press, said the state has epidemiologists and Infectious Disease Consultant already handling the situation with support from the Lagos State Government and Federal Government.
She said efforts are in place to get in touch with people that have had contact with the established index case.
She advised the public to wash their hands regularly, cover their mouth and nose while sneezing or coughing and to report to the nearest public health centre if they notice any sign of cold, cough and respiratory difficulty.