A co-founder and Executive Director, Sahara Group of Companies, Mr Tonye Cole, said on Wednesday that the Lagos State Ministry of Health had asked him to go into self-isolation.
Cole said in a tweet that he was on the British Airways Flight BA75 of March 13, 2020, through which the third case of coronavirus came into the country.
The PUNCH reported on Tuesday that the country had recorded another case of COVID-19 in Lagos State.
The affected person is a 30-year-old Nigerian lady, who returned from the United Kingdom on March 13, according to the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi.
“We have been asked by LSMOH to self-isolate. I’m grateful to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control for measures taken at airports to document all passengers coming into Nigeria, so we are all safer,” Cole said.
Sokoto cancel trade fair’s opening
Meanwhile, the Sokoto State Government has called off the opening ceremony of its 11th annual National Trade Fair.
The opening ceremony was scheduled for Wednesday and guests were already seated before the event was called off.
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The decision was in line with the position of the Federal Government to cancel all public gatherings following the outbreak of COVID-19 across the globe.
The state Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Bashir Gidado, said the fair would continue, as only the official opening ceremony was cancelled
He said, “We are ready and very prepare. Governor Aminu Tambuwal decided to call off this opening ceremony to avoid the spread of coronavirus.
“Any other public gathering that will bring people together in the state has also been cancelled.”