{"id":4935,"date":"2020-03-06T08:53:10","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T08:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=4935"},"modified":"2020-03-06T08:53:15","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T08:53:15","slug":"nigerian-in-isolation-on-return-from-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=4935","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian in isolation on return from France"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thenationonlineng.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Corona.png\" alt=\"Coronavirus: 28 quarantined amid anxiety in Lagos, Ogun\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A Nigerian who returned from France has been placed in isolation at the Infectious Disease Centre, Yaba, Lagos mainland, Commissioner for Health Prof. Akin Abayomi, said on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Giving a media update on COVID-19 in Lagos, Abayomi said the male patient, who returned from France on March 2, was referred to the Infectious Disease Hospital by a private hospital in Lagos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The commissioner said outcome of the test conducted on the patient would be released soon.\u201d The result was being awaited last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to him, the patient, who spent seven days in France, returned to Lagos and showed headache and some respiratory symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The commissioner said: \u201cBecause he has been in a country where there is active person-to-person transmission, it could be a common cold and there is a possibility it could be coronavirus. He has been put in isolation, the test is being run right now, I am expecting the result.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abayomi said that the outcome of the test on the patient would be announced as soon as it was received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the update of an Italian man that was quarantined at the hospital, Abayomi said that he was responding to treatment and improving daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: \u201cAs of today, he is in a better spirit, he requires some psycho-social support, because he was getting depressed being in isolation, and the only person in the ward, and of course very few visitors and his family is not here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe has been receiving phone calls because we provided him with a phone with enough airtime and wifi for him to be in touch with his family, friends and the Embassy here, with the Consulate being very supportive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have also provided some psychological support to him, some specialists have been in touch with him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abayomi noted that his last viral note was reducing, showing that he was recovering, saying if the trend continues, he would be released soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said that once results of two tests to be conducted on him show negative, which means he was not secreting the virus, and would not pose a threat to the society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The commissioner urged citizens to stay calm, and desist from false news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He assured them of the government\u2019s continuous efforts to safeguard the health of the public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Nigerian who returned from France has been placed in isolation at the Infectious Disease Centre, Yaba, Lagos mainland, Commissioner for Health Prof. Akin Abayomi, said on Thursday. 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