Recall that the initial number of person quarantined in Ogun state in connection with primary or secondary contacts with the Italian Coronavirus patient was pegged at 28 as announced by Governor Dapo Abiodun on Friday, however, report reaching our desk now says the number of these persons under watch has risen to 39 as at Saturday afternoon
The number has increased by an additional 11 persons, who were identified, searched, located and Quarantined, including the driver who picked the infected Italian from hotel in Ikeja and those that served him food and drinks.
The guest house where he passed nights, as well as the vehicles and ambulance, used to convey him and others who were with him while his time in Ewekoro lasted, were also sealed fenced off with red tapes.
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Speaking at the Lafarge facility, Ewekoro, on Saturday, during an on assessment by Ogun state government team, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and World Health Organisation (WHO), Lafarge Industrial Director, Segun Soyoye, said the Italian came to Lafarge in Ewekoro to inspect some installed machines which bought from a Swedish firm and didn’t go behind Lafarge guest at Ishofin Estate, adding that he was evacuated upon developing abnormal temperature suggesting infestations of Coronavirus.
The contacts are now 39 and we have quarantined them, the house and clinic as well as the vehicles. We don’t take chances that is why they are put there.
“The doctor is here and what he is doing is to check them on a regular basis, so far everybody is stable, they are not symptomatic, we are providing everything for them over there, its Day 3 of 14 days, we will continue to observe them, we have their database and other information.
The other thing that I have not said is that the clinic that was used for the infected person is closed, disinfected and we moved everybody out, all the guys at duty that day, they were also quarantined, so they will be there for 14 days as well.”
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