No coronavirus in Lagos- LASG SA on Health clears the air

Senior Special Assistant to Lagos State Governor on Health, Oreoluwa Finnih has cleared the air concerning the spread of coronavirus in Lagos, tagging the report as false and misleading.

Taking to Twitter to narrate the course of events, she said a man returned from China on a business trip two days ago.

His concerned employers demanded that he be tested for any symptoms of the virus after which he was declared free of any infection. Nevertheless, he was advised to self-quarantine for two weeks.

Finnih warned media managers and bloggers to desist from carrying unverified reports as a result.

"If you can't verify...Shhhhh. Ah," she said.

Here is the tweet: "Concerning the virus" in Lekki: A Nigerian man returned from a business trip to China 2 days ago. His responsible employers mandated a thorough checkup at their retained hospital. Client was examined & found asymptomatic. Lab tests were ordered and are clear, he's been advised to self-quarantine for 14 days.

"Please let's stop all this rumor-mongering. It causes panic and helps no one... Everyone who passed on this misinformation started with "I heard that..." or big alarming headline and on paragraph 5 in the story "we cannot verify this..." she tweeted.

quarantine for 14 days. Please let's stop all this rumour mongering. It causes panic and helps no one... Everyone who passed on this misinformation started with "I heard that..." or big alarming headline and on paragraph 5 in the story "we cannot verify this...."

— Oreoluwa (@Oreoluwa_Finnih) February 1, 2020