THE management of Ajaokuta Iron and Steel Company has reported one case of COVID-19 patient as management shut down Ajaokuta Hospital for routine fumigation exercise. The statement issued reads:“You may be aware that a case of Covid-19 had been confirmed at the Ajaokuta steel Company limited medical centre. The victim had since been moved to the Kogi state specialist hospital, Lokoja under the watch of the relevant agency. We had commenced contact tracing for Covid-19 test being conducted by a team of health professionals from Kogi state ministry of health, Lokoja. Meanwhile, the management of the Ajaokuta steel company has closed down its medical Center for what it termed routine fumigation exercise.

Source: Nigerian Tribune August 07, 2020 17:37 UTC