Cement manufacturer, Lafarge Africa Plc, says the Italian, who is the first case of coronavirus in Nigeria, visited its plant in Ewekoro, Ogun State.
The company’s spokesperson, Folashade Ambrose-Medebem, said in a statement on Friday that all who had direct contact with the Italian have been identified.
“The Lagos State Government has reported a first case of n-COVID19 (Coronavirus) in Nigeria. The individual concerned works for a vendor that provides services to Lafarge Africa Plc in Ogun State,” the statement read.
“As a business, we have immediately identified the persons who had direct contact with the concerned individual. We have equally initiated isolation, quarantine and disinfection protocol.
“We thank the exemplary leadership of the federal ministry of health, Ogun and Lagos State Governments for swiftly providing response and testing facilities and we are working in full co-operation with all local authorities. Lafarge Africa is also working in close partnership with International SOS, our medical service provider, a leading global health company.
“Health and safety remains a core value at Lafarge Africa and we intend to leverage this strength at this critical time.”
Lagos State Government had announced early Friday that the Italian arrived Nigeria on Monday aboard a Turkish Airline flight from Milan.
He headed straight for Ogun the following day after passing the night at a hotel near the airport.
The Italian was within the Lafarge facility until Wednesday. He began developing symptoms of high fever and body pains later that day.
He was initially taken to the company’s medical facility before being driven back to Lagos where he is now in isolation at the state’s bio-security facility in Yaba.
