Following the incident of Coronavirus recorded in Ogun State , the state government says 28 people who had contact with the Italian victim of the disease have been identified and quarantined .
The government also said the firm where the victim visited in Ewekoro has been shut down.
The state Governor , Dapo Abiodun , disclosed this , on Friday , while addressing newsmen on the update of the Coronavirus incident in the state.
The governor said efforts were on to identify more contacts to curb the spread of the disease .
Abiodun said:
“The particular company in question has been practically shut down and they have set up two isolation centres within the premises .
“They have identified all those that have been in contact with this index, totalling about 28 . All those 28 people have been quarantined . ”
Earlier, the Commissioner for Health in the state , Dr Tomi Coker, said the victim , whose name was not given, fell ill in a cement company in Ewekoro, where he visited for a business engagement from Italy .
Coker while explaining how the 44 -year -old Italian victim entered the state said:
“In the last 12 hours, the first case of the chronic virus has been identified in Nigeria and the individual was visiting Ogun State .
“The individual is of Italian origin and he is a consultant to the Lafarge , Ewekoro factory".
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