The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Saturday denied rumours that one of its senior personnel has tested positive for COVID-19
In a statement signed by its General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications; Jatto Adams that hereby refutes that its none of staff has been diagnosed with COVID-19.
It however explained that, “a member of staff of one of the terminals at the ports, who has not been at the office since Friday April 17, 2020 had visited his father-in-law and family during the weekend of Friday, April 17, 2020 and Sunday April 19, 2020.
On arrival, he discovered that the medical practitioner father-in- law, his own wife and children had taken ill.
On Monday, April 20, they were all diagnosed with Coronavirus as a result of which he decided to isolate himself and get tested. He wrote to the office to inform them about the situation and his decision to self-isolate.
On Thursday, April 23,2020, he again wrote to inform the company that he had tested positive to Coronavirus and that the entire family was now receiving treatment at one of the isolation centres in Lagos.
The company immediately (on the same Thursday, April 23,2020) wrote to inform and seek advice from the Coordinator of Health Ports Services in line with guidelines laid down by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). for the report of COVID-19 incidents.
The NPA added that, the affected company, “in line with advice from Port Health Services, has disinfected the premises, while all personnel who interacted with the staff have been identified and asked to self-isolate”.
It also explained that, “there are laid down procedures for the management of suspicions of COVID-19 incidents at the ports and the Authority will, in collaboration with all other government agencies, follow these processes through whenever the occasions arise”.
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