The confirmation of a case of COVID-19 within the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) estate in the Garki Area of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has been announced by NNPC.
In a statement released on April 4, the corporation rejected suggestions of a widespread outbreak of Coronavirus infection in the facility. The corporation clarified that the case, involving an individual who is not a staff member of the corporation, pertained to someone who had recently returned from the United Kingdom and displayed symptoms of the disease.
”His case was said to have been confirmed positive by the NCDC after undergoing a laboratory test and in line with NCDC approved protocol, all residents of the affected apartment were moved out and placed in Isolation, while officials of NCDC undertook a disinfection of the flat and adjoining areas to eliminate the chances of community infection” the statement read
NNPC indicated that it had conducted extensive public awareness campaigns within NNPC and extended beyond its boundaries, including sharing guidelines with the estate residents for successful self-supervised isolation to ensure strict compliance with all NCDC prescribed safety measures aimed at combating the global COVID-19 pandemic.