The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, has debunked the rumours making the round over a case of novel coronavirus in the state, saying that there is no suspected or confirmed case of the virus. “Through our strategic initiatives with federal authorities, we are putting higher levels of surveillance into effect at all international airports in Nigeria, including Lagos to ensure that we minimize the threat of entry of any case of coronavirus,” Abayomi said. Abayomi noted that unsupervised self-quarantine for travelers was the first step in containing the virus in the state. According to Abayomi, self-quarantine is a public health strategy used to separate and isolate individuals who may have been exposed to a communicable disease. The Commissioner explained that persons observing self-quarantine must stay at home during the whole duration of the self-quarantine, must avoid workplace and minimise contacts with family members.

Source: The Guardian February 02, 2020 16:07 UTC