Four new cases of covid 19 has been identified in Lagos by health authorities. Although details of this are still sketchy, it has increased the number of cases reported in Lagos. All cases in Nigeria have been reported Negative, even when they were initially reported positive..
Meanwhile, the unnamed index case, who authorities say is an Italian, has recovered, testing negative to covid 19. He was said to have brought the disease with him when he came back from Italy. Identified as a staff of Lafarge Construction Company, he traveled to Abeokuta where he met his workers. On arrival to Lagos he developed symptoms and was quarantined at Yaba infectious disease hospital.
The official reason given for his being unnamed is patient confidentiality. but critics argue that when even the Wife of the president of Canada could be named, the reason falls flat on its face.
Lagos state commissioner for health, Professor Akin Abayomi said the index case has to wait for another confirmatory test to be released.
“He would not be allowed to go yet until a confirmatory test had been carried out within 48 hours, if he tested negative the second time, he would be discharged”, Abayomi said.
Meanwhile, the American Food and Drug Agency has approved the use of Chloroquin, an anti malaria drug for the treatment of the disease. This was announced by President Donald Trump Thursday at a press briefing. He said that Chloroquine, a drug also used to treat severe arthritis, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration to test as a COVID-19 treatment.
It has been reported that American FDA has been skeptical in using drugs prescribed by China in the treatment of Covid 19. Latest information indicate that there is no current new case of Coronavirus in China, and that Wuhan, the Epicenter is completely free of the disease. China has been sending Aid workers to Italy and other European countries to help them combat the dreaded disease.
