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.
Thought I’d save you the effort...
What’s a Nigerian prince to do ?
Much obliged.
Isn’t this the most densely populated real country in the world?
210 million people in a country a little bigger than Texas.
“The case is an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and returned from Milan, Italy to Lagos, Nigeria”
Any place that vectoring-out sick people has it REALLY BAD, so we can add Italy to that list.
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“It wasn’t warm where he likely caught it—Milan. Now if it spreads in Lagos...”
LOL.
Whats human body temperature, where the virus lives and thrives”
“Whats human body temperature, where the virus lives and thrives”
The virus getting loose in sub-Saharan Africa would be a nightmare.
You always do a ‘ghost post’ - are you bookmarking?
yes-ebola was stopped by Regeneron, stock symbol Regn using antibodies, working with HHS on Coronavirus
Trump or Pence should speak more to specifics as to what he is doing (and they are) including banning flights, the big one is how HHS IS working with Regeneron, Regn on antibodies, with Vaxart Inc. (NASDAQ: VXRT on vaccine, new Sepsis Dr. Marik protocol to shut this virus down which unlike regular flu can mutate and has a much much higher death rate. If he wants bonus points he can talk about how these advances will help reduce regular flu deaths as opposed to being surprised to how how many die from flu. Gawd the deaths from virus will be bad enough but a President Sanders will be bad
There goes the neighborhood...
Got me a packet of Pepperidge farms oatmeal raisin. I will have one right now in your honor.
Good eatin’, that is.
Ummmm - if he entered the country with it, local temps have zero to do with it...body is 98 degrees or so but mid-80s for surfaces shorten it’s loiter span...
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