{"id":13347,"date":"2020-05-14T09:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T09:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=13347"},"modified":"2020-05-14T09:00:56","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T09:00:56","slug":"covid-19-after-pushback-from-fellow-uae-returnees-lagos-govt-retracts-statement-on-death-of-32-year-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=13347","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: After pushback from fellow UAE returnees, Lagos govt retracts statement on death of 32-year-old"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Comm-Akin-Abayomi.jpg\" alt=\"COVID-19: Nine people including foreigner discharged in Lagos\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/cds-olonisakin-tasks-stakeholders-on-threat-to-security\/\">Akin Abayomi<\/a>, Wednesday, retracted his claim on the cause of death of a 32-year-old man who returned from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The deceased was among the over 200 Nigerians evacuated from the UAE over COVID-19 last Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The commissioner had disclosed on his Facebook page on Tuesday that the man died from COVID-19-related ailments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in another statement on his Facebook page earlier on Wednesday, Abayomi said the result of the deceased\u2019s COVID-19 test had not been received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: \u201dThe death of a recent Dubai returnee previously announced on my social media handles earlier was a presumed #COVID19 related death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe result of the confirmation test for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/breaking-146-fresh-cases-of-covid-19-in-nigeria-as-total-climbs-to-4787-death-toll-now-158\/\">#COVID19<\/a>&nbsp;status is still being awaited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI regret any misinterpretation this post might have caused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe result of #COVID-19 test conducted on the deceased will be published once it is ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for your understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof.&nbsp;Akin Abayomi, Wednesday, retracted his claim on the cause of death of a 32-year-old man who returned from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last week. 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