The President of Bird View Communications, Ayo Alaba Idowu, revealed that the UK returnee diagnosed with coronavirus had been residing with their staff since Saturday, March 14, until the morning when the test result was released.
Idowu, who announced the suspension of business operations at their headquarters in Ikeja for the next 15 days, stated that the decision was made to ensure the safety of their staff and to support the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
He shared the following on Instagram:
Today, I made a painful but necessary decision to suspend operations at our business headquarters in Ikeja for the next 15 days and subject about 15 employees in the building to Coronavirus test and subsequent government quarantine or self-quarantine. This was after a staff member was exposed to a family member that returned from the U.K. on Saturday and tested positive for Coronavirus in the early hours of today. The person that tested positive had lived in the same house with our staff member between Saturday and early hours of today. .
The Nigerian government reportedly traced the person to the Ogba address in the early hours of today, conducted the test, and found out that the person was positive. Our immediate response to the situation was not to discriminate against the exposed staff member but to join hands to support the fight against the global pandemic situation. We are providing all possible support to keep our people safe and combat COVID-19 together. .
In the meantime, our business will mostly be remote, while our Lekki office will still welcome physical consultations. However, we will be putting up a notice that will advise a set of people, especially those who recently traveled in the last 14 days, to stay away from physical meetings and rather engage remotely or simply visit again after 14 days. .
For me and my family, we just started a much-deserved one-month family vacation in Canada, but are already contemplating either cutting our trip short or staying much longer than planned. The truth is that both options come with their own risks, and we have to do a thorough assessment of the situation to determine which one has less exposure for us. We are taking COVID-19 very seriously and are doing everything possible to join hands to stop the spread. We also urge you to take it more seriously than you have ever imagined. .
Stay safe and stay healthy.
