Tag: Akin Abayomi

Three state governors have so far tested positive for the virus.

The U.S. government had earlier said it was preparing evacuation flights for its citizens in Nigeria due to COVID-19.

The Commissioner said the patients being managed at the Bio-security facility and Infectious Disease Centre, Yaba, have mild to moderate ...

“We have three reference laboratories in Lagos, each of those facilities is testing up to 50 per day, so we ...

The Health Commissioner says there could be 39,000 cases of coronavirus in Lagos if good social distancing is not adhered ...

“This closure is thus part of the government’s renewed efforts to sanitise the drug distribution system and curb the proliferation ...

Nigeria has confirmed 12 cases of COVID-19 so far, out of which two have now fully recovered.

"What we have is a combination of imported cases and local transmission," an official said.

The Lagos government said it would commence the contact tracing of passengers on the British Airways flight the third confirmed ...

This is a new case independent of the index case.

The official said the samples taken from the patients were negative and they have been discharged.

The suspected patients came to Nigeria from France, England and China.

An official said the suspected patient was taken into isolation after exhibiting symptoms of coronavirus.

The two foreign nationals were from an unnamed high-risk country in Asia.

The government says the number of people under surveillance is rising

Although he tested positive to the virus, the patient is yet to show any respiratory symptoms

The Federal Ministry of Health on Thursday confirmed that an Italian national, who entered Nigeria on February 25, had tested ...

The unidentified Chinese national arrived Nigeria seven weeks ago and complained of fever.

This is the first confirmed case of the disease reported in Lagos since the outbreak of the disease in January.

The Lagos State Government said its investigators did not find any address that matched where the suspected victims were claimed ...

“I am sure Mr Abayomi misspoke when he invited patients to show up at the hospital but I think he ...

The suspected carrier arrived Nigeria from China on Wednesday and submitted himself for quarantine.

The affected pharmacies and patent medicine shops were sealed for various offences including operating without licence.

According to him, the team has since visited Queens College and investigations are ongoing.