Prof. Akin Abayomi, Lagos state Commissioner for Health has clarified speculations surrounding the death of one of the Dubai returnees who died upon arrival.
Abayomi who earlier disclosed that the 32-year-old man died from COVID-19 complications stated that new test result show that he died from other complications not Coronavirus.
The Health Commissioner who made the disclosure in a thread of tweets said it was important to presume the returnee died from COVID-19 in order to observe safe clinical management of the patient and handling of the corpse.
Abayomi said: “I hereby inform the general public that the Nigerian who recently returned from Dubai as part of a group of returnees who were placed in a COVID19 isolation program in Lekki developed complications and was transferred to one of our facilities where he died.
“Because of the sudden nature of his demise and without any prior knowledge of his multiple preexisting conditions it was presumed to be a COVID19 related death pending confirmation by COVID19 Gold standard test.
“This presumptive attribution is a precaution to ensure the safe clinical management of the patient and subsequent handling of the corpse.
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“The definitive COVID19 gold standard test has turned out to be negative for the COVID-19 infection and his death is no longer considered to have been attributable to COVID19.”