The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi has confirmed that Nigeria had evacuated an American who tested positive for coronavirus in Lagos.
Abayomi while giving an update on his Twitter handle on Wednesday made this disclosure.
According to the commissioner, “The total #COVID-19 cases in Lagos is now 82. Eight patients have so far been discharged following their full recovery.
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“One of the confirmed cases, who is an American citizen, has been evacuated to the USA.”
Lagos, Abuja and Ogun States in Nigeria enter the day two of a 14-day lockdown as ordered by President Buhari in a bid to curtail the pandemic which has claimed over 30,000 lives globally.
