The Lagos government on Thursday appealed to every passenger on board the Lufthansa flight LH568 on March 13 and the Turkish flight TK1830 on March 14 to isolate themselves and immediately contact the state ministry of health.
In a series of tweets via its official twitter handle, the government disclosed that its officials are already tracking over 1,300 persons who may have come in contact with persons infected with the virus.
The tweets read, “We are appealing to everyone that were on these two airlines- Turkish flight of 14th of March, 2020 TK1830 and Lufthansa Flight of 13th of March, 2020 LH 568 to self isolate and contact Lagos State Ministry of Health on 08000CORONA.”
“Currently, we are following over 1,300 people right now to find informaton about the state of health and the number is increasing.
“We are running more test on suspected persons and contacts of confirmed cases. Call toll Free 08000CORONA lines to report suspected cases.”
Lagos state recorded four new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, making it 12, the number of cases in the country.
The recent cases include a Nigerian female who returned from France via a Turkish airline (TK 1830) on March 14; a Nigerian in his 50s who did not travel out of the country, and another Nigerian male who arrived in the country on March 13, from Frankfurt, Germany on Luftansa flight LH 568.
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