Via the Nigerian Tribune: Coronavirus not in Lagos - Commissioner. Excerpt:
Based on speculation on the existence of coronavirus in Lagos, the Lagos State government has announced that the deadly virus, which it alerted members of the public to its existence recently has not been found in the state or Nigeria.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, made the clarification in Lagos on Friday, along with the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Lateef Ibirogba.
He explained that the alert to members of the public was to inform intending Nigerian pilgrims the need to take precautionary measures since the deadly coronavirus has been found in the Middle East particularly in Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirate.
He compared the new virus to the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) that ravaged the world some years back, adding that the vulnerable people, including the elderly, pregnant women, children, chronic lung infection patients, stroke patients and cancer patients are more susceptible to the coronavirus disease.
The Commissioner, however, urged the vulnerable group not to embark on the lesser Haji or the full Haji just as he reiterated his earlier call on the people to observe a high standard of personal and environmental hygienic in order to reduce the risk of infection.
