The Lagos state government has come out to update the nation on the health of the Italian man who tested positive to coronavirus. According to the commissioner for health, Prof Abayomi he still has still has traces of the virus and would be required to remain in isolation until all tests results from him show negative.
“The Italian has continued to remain in excellent form. Our last test yesterday (Monday) shows he is still potentially contagious. We are going to do more tests. The global practice is to conduct two negative tests 48 hours apart before releasing the Coronavirus patient. We are still going to test the secretion from his lungs and urine to make sure he does not have any virus from his secretion. As soon as he is negative, we will discharge him.
The secondary case first tested positive and later tested negative, he has been discharged yesterday (Monday) morning as he has recovered from the virus” the commissioner said
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