Tonye Cole self-isolates after being on same flight with coronavirus patient
- Tonye Cole has gone into self-isolation
- This followed his arrival on the same plane with a coronavirus patient
- Cole said his action is in line with the FG's directive
Following his arrival on the same plane with a coronavirus patient, Tonye Cole, former executive director of Sahara Group, has revealed that he is on self-isolation.
Cole disclosed this in a tweet on Wednesday, March 18.
According to him, his action is in line with the government’s instruction on self-isolation.
"I was on the BA75 flight of the 13th from London on which a lady tested positive for #COVID19Lagos. We’ve been asked by LSMOH to #selfisolate. I’m grateful to
"@NCDCgov for measures taken at airports to document all passengers coming into NIGERIA so we’re all safer,” he tweeted.
See his tweet below:
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that the House of Representatives has banned all forms of open worships across Nigeria.
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The ban was over the coronavirus pandemic currently ravaging the world.
According to the lower chamber of the national assembly, the measure was based on cues from Saudi Arabia, Iran and the Vatican that have banned open worship.
Also, the Nigerian lawmakers banned all visitors from the National Assembly till further notice.
The Nation reports that constituents will either write their representatives and wait for a reply or see members in the constituency offices.
Legit.ng had also reported that a Nigerian man is the latest to make the world proud as he has discovered how to become a chief executive officer from the opportunity created by coronavirus.
A young man, @Swaggzeez1, brought his invention to Twitter without categorically saying if he was the one behind the idea.
Since the spread of the coronavirus across continents, countries, groups and individuals have advocated hand washing as a way of combating it.
Legit.ng had also reported that this follows the continuous spread of the coronavirus worldwide and restriction of 13 countries from entering Nigeria.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Presidential Task Force on COVID -19.
“The federal government is temporarily suspending the issuance of all visas on arrival."
Also, the FG urged all Nigerians to cancel or postpone all non-essential travels to these countries.
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