Lagos State has assured residents that it is prepared for any eventuality on the fast-spreading Coronavirus from East Asia. The State health commissioner, Akin Abayomi in a statement Thursday said, “The State Government is very committed to the health and safety of her citizens and there is no cause for panic or alarm. China first reported the emergence of coronavirus at the end of December, the SARS-like virus has infected more than 500 and killed 17. The country has consequently locked down Wuhan, a major travel hub and a city of 11 million Chinese residents. Abayomi said the Lagos State Biosecurity team in collaboration with Lagos University Teaching Hospital has taken proactive steps to identify the virus through the Biosecurity facility located at the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba.

Source: The Guardian January 23, 2020 14:37 UTC