Coronavirus: Lagos State Government declares two persons wanted

The Lagos State Ministry of Health has declared two passengers of the Turkish Flight (TK625) wanted, based on suspicion that they had contact with the Italian national, who was the first index case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Penpushing reports that, Commissioner for Health Akin Abayomi said all other passengers in the flight have been reached except two contacts identified as ; Enwelunta Godfrey Obumnore and Sadeeq Abiodun Salami.

The Commissioner called on members of the public who know the whereabouts of these persons to contact the ministry through the state epidemiologist on his mobile number; +2348023169485, adding that citizens should treat this as a matter of national security and afford the ministry the necessary cooperation.

Penpushing further reports that, Nigeria recorded the first index case of  the disease in February when an Italian who arrived the country was confirmed positive of the infection, while  efforts have been ongoing to trace all the persons who have had contact with the Italian man on board in Ogun and Lagos States where he visited.

The federal government on Monday confirmed the second case of the deadly disease  in the country, while the  confirmed case was not imported but detected in one of the contacts traced to the Italian national in Ogun State.

Penpushing also reports, that Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire prior to the announcement of the second index case on Monday, said there have been efforts to locate all the contacts of the Italian national.

The  Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), disclosed that,40 persons have been placed in isolation on Ogun State while 20 others are isolated in Lagos, and have shown no symptom of the infection.