A suspected case of coronavirus in the Oyo state have tested negative, according to the state government.
The patient tested negative to coronavirus and Lassa fever.
According to the state government, they are fully on high alert following the confirmed case in neighbouring Lagos State.
Oyo Commissioner for Health, Dr Bashir Bello, while responding to questions from journalists during a press conference, said the virus did not enter into the state.
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He said: “As for the suspected case, the person is now improving. We know that a case will have to be taken into study and it was discovered that it is nothing related to Coronavirus or Lassa fever.
“What we saw at Oyo was nothing near Lassa or Coronavirus. We are ready as we don’t know who would have travelled in and out of Ibadan.
“For the least symptoms of respiratory distress, we give them that maximum attention and we treat it like a case. A single case is considered an epidemic. That is why with the single case in Lagos, all other neighbouring states are on high alert.
“What we are trying to do is that going by our proximity to Lagos and the high level of transaction between these two urban centres, we are being very prepared because no one can tell.
“There is freedom of movement enshrined in the constitution and we cannot, for this reason, restrict the movement of individuals.
“I wish to reassure the people of the state that there is currently no outbreak of Coronavirus in the state.”
