An unnamed male staff of OK Foods Limited, a subsidiary of Olam International, has died of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lagos.
Olam disclosed this in a Wednesday statement signed by its spokesman, Makul Mathur.
The 49-year-old staff was a manager at OK Foods, which Mathur said has been shut temporarily as a precaution.
According to the statement, the staff took ill on Sunday, April 19 and was admitted at an unnamed hospital but died there on Monday, April 20.
Three other staff that are currently experiencing mild COVID-19 symptoms have also been isolated at a state health facility, the company said.
The statement read in part, “The 49 years old male, was a manager at our OK Foods business in Lagos, Nigeria, and passed-on on April 20, in a hospital where he had been admitted on evening of April 19, receiving medical care after experiencing symptoms and testing positive for the virus on the morning of April 20.
“We have informed all co-workers and people who may have come into recent contact with him to provide support and to each adhere to the strict self-isolation guidelines recommended by the government, NCDC and WHO.
“As a precaution, three workers from our OK Foods facility who are experiencing mild symptoms are currently isolating at the state health facility.
“Safeguarding our employees and ensuring their safety is our number one priority.
“Last Thursday, on April 16, as a precautionary measure, we suspended all operations and announced the closure of our Okay Foods facility in Lagos State for sanitization and fumigation in line with regulatory requirements.
“We are continuing to implement proactive measures at all our faculties, including enhanced health and safety, additional personal hygiene measures, personal protection equipment, and new working protocols such as staggered shift patterns.”
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