Dangote Fertilizer’s staff tests negative to COVID-19

An Indian staff of Onshore Construction Company, an instrumentation contracting firm with Dangote Fertilizer Limited, who had shown symptoms associated with COVID-19 and subsequently isolated, has been confirmed negative.

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, who disclosed the outcome of the test via his Twitter handle, said: “An Indian national that was admitted in our facility yesterday (Monday) night with symptoms suggestive of #COVID19 has tested negative to #COVID19.

“He is doing perfectly well in our isolation unit. His case will be reviewed in the morning (Wednesday)”, the tweet added.

#COVID19Lagos Updates!
▶️ An Indian national that was admitted in our facility yesterday night with symptoms suggestive of #COVID19 has tested negative to #COVID19.
▶️He is doing perfectly well in our isolation unit. His case will be reviewed in the morning. #ForAGreaterLagos pic.twitter.com/lX0JS9zGdH

— Prof. Akin Abayomi (@ProfAkinAbayomi) March 17, 2020

It would be recalled that the management of Dangote Industries Limited had announced that an Indian national, working for a third party firm at its fertilizer plant, had shown up at the site clinic exhibiting symptoms suggestive of Covid-19 pandemic and was immediately quarantined and taken to the Lagos Mainland Hospital, Yaba.

According to the company; “the patient’s complaint triggered our COVID-19 Preparation and Prevention Protocols which necessitated further screening and isolation immediately.”