Nigeria contacts 100 people who may have been exposed to coronavirus patient
Nigerian authorities have contacted around 100 people who may have been exposed to an Italian man who is the country's first coronavirus patient, a Lagos state official said Sunday, in a bid to stop an outbreak in Africa's most populous country. The Italian man arrived in Lagos on Feb. 24 from Milan on a Turkish Airlines flight that had a connection in Istanbul. The following day he travelled to neighbouring Ogun state and was in the country for almost two full days before being isolated. Asked about the number of people Nigerian authorities had been in touch with who may have had contact with the man, Lagos state Health Commissioner Akin Abayomi said: "It is around 100 people but that number is increasing every minute."<br/>
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Nigeria contacts 100 people who may have been exposed to coronavirus patient
Nigerian authorities have contacted around 100 people who may have been exposed to an Italian man who is the country's first coronavirus patient, a Lagos state official said Sunday, in a bid to stop an outbreak in Africa's most populous country. The Italian man arrived in Lagos on Feb. 24 from Milan on a Turkish Airlines flight that had a connection in Istanbul. The following day he travelled to neighbouring Ogun state and was in the country for almost two full days before being isolated. Asked about the number of people Nigerian authorities had been in touch with who may have had contact with the man, Lagos state Health Commissioner Akin Abayomi said: "It is around 100 people but that number is increasing every minute."<br/>
