Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said that an American who tested positive for coronavirus has been evacuated to the United States.
Abayomi made this known while giving an update on his Twitter handle on Wednesday.
The commissioner said the last confirmed coronavirus case recorded in the state was on Tuesday.
Hear him: “The total #COVID-19 cases in Lagos is now 82. Eight patients have so far been discharged following their full recovery. One of the confirmed cases, who is an American citizen, has been evacuated to the USA.”
We earlier on reported that the United States government revealed plans to evacuate its citizens in Nigeria despite airport closures due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Germany, Israel, and France had evacuated their nationals following the rising cases of coronavirus disease in the country.