Posted on 02/27/2020 5:31:37 PM PST by 11th_VA
Edited on 02/27/2020 5:44:54 PM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
The Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case in Lagos State, Nigeria. The case, which was confirmed on the 27th of February 2020, is the first case to be reported in Nigeria since the beginning of the outbreak in China in January 2020.
The case is an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and returned from Milan, Italy to Lagos, Nigeria on the 25th of February 2020. He was confirmed by the Virology Laboratory of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, part of the Laboratory Network of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The patient is clinically stable, with no serious symptoms, and is being managed at the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba, Lagos.
The Government of Nigeria, through the Federal Ministry of Health has been strengthening measures to ensure an outbreak in Nigeria is controlled and contained quickly. The multi-sectoral Coronavirus Preparedness Group led by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has immediately activated its national Emergency Operations Centre and will work closely with Lagos State Health authorities to respond to this case and implement firm control measures.
I wish to assure all Nigerians that have we have been beefing up our preparedness capabilities since the first confirmation of cases in China, and we will use all the resources made available by the government to respond to this case.
We have already started working to identify all the contacts of the patient, since he entered Nigeria. Please be reminded that most people who become infected may experience only mild illness and recover easily, but it can be more severe in others, particularly the elderly and persons with other underlying chronic illnesses. All Nigerians should take care of their health and maintain hand and respiratory hygiene to protect themselves and others.
Impossible. I was told it was too warm.
Ebola was in Nigeria too.
Yes, it appears that it was caught by the Nigerian Prince, who needs your help transferring forty (40) million dollars out of Nigeria.
“Dear Sir,
A foreigner in our country died of the Corona Virus, but he left behind a large fortune in the bank where I am an officer...”
Ok - I had to look. Temps in Lasos between 80-93F. Virus are harmed on surfaces above 86F - so it may be slowed.
Well this points to WEAPONIZED virus. If it is popping up everywhere, it was spread there on purpose.
LOL !!! (You win post of the day !!!)
It wasn’t warm where he likely caught it—Milan. Now if it spreads in Lagos...
racist
The guy is an Italian just returned from Milan. Is says so in the snippet.
Good thing President Trump has that travel ban to Nigeria..remember when he was called racist for that too..pepperidge farm remembers
LOLOLOLOL
They’ll do contact tracing. Good chance it will be cornered before it spreads.
Hopefully.
here we go!!! there's gotta be a hundred thousand Chins in africa
He didn’t get it there. He got it in Milan, Italy.
Wait a week or two to see if it propagates.
The theory is the sun stops the propagation.
Nothing can stop the initiation, but a travel ban.
Doesn’t China do a lot of business in Africa as a whole? Not sure how specifically in Nigeria —but my guess is that’s where the origin is....
One case detected makes it clear that the virus is spreading undetected? ~ reasonisfaithBring Out Your DeadYep, it has “spread undetected” to a grand total of one person. ~ House Atreides
right, SA, a *SINGLE* person “is *PROOF* of an enormous problem” ~ catnipman
This is tripe
One person! One person!
Now all of a sudden there's this vast population base of undetected people. ~ DoughtyOne
Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.
The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.
So far the false positive rate is 100%.
At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.
*sigh* Such is life, and death...
If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.
Today is the 27th, he didn't have time to warm up/
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