The Lagos state Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has given an update on on the treatment of the Italian man diagnosed with Coronavirus in the state.
At a press conference held on Saturday afternoon, the Commissioner said the Italian patient has been moved to the state’s completed ward which was recently renovated with full complement of facilities.
He said “I have spoken to him myself, he is doing very well, he is comfortable; he was comfortable yesterday and he is comfortable today. He was initially kept in a single isolation room for his privacy when he was brought in because part of the facilities at the Mainland Hospital were being renovated, he has been moved to one of the newly renovated wards. As of this morning, his condition has improved, he hasn’t developed new symptoms but he still got a mild fever and we will be running test to see what the situation is with the virus in his body and as soon as we get a negative screen, we will keep him for another 2-3 days and repeat the test to make sure that there are no more virus particles in his saliva and that means that he will not be contagious. Then, we give the OK for him to be released back into the community”