Coronavirus: Chinese Citizen quarantined at Lagos airport after coughing during flight

A Chinese citizen who reportedly coughed on an Addis Ababa-Lagos Ethiopian Airlines flight and twice at the arrival hall of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport(MMIA) in Lagos, has been quarantined by health officials at the airport.

The Chinese citizen was reportedly separated from other passengers before officials of the Lagos State Centre for Disease Control were notified to carry out further tests on him. Effort to get more details of the passenger is still ongoing.

The Nation reported that the Regional Manager of MMIA, Mrs Victoria Shin Abah said they were still expecting the results from the Lagos State Center for Disease Control.