…as 5,000 people are at risk of COVID-19
Paschal Oparada
Nollywood Actress, Adesua Etomi-Wellington said she has been self- isolating after news emerged that participants at the just concluded Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards have been exposed to COVID-19.
One of the participants at the event, who have not been named by Lagos State Ministry of Health, tested positive to Coronavirus.
“To all of us who attended the AMVCA – please let’s stay indoors. I’m begging you. Let’s be responsible. Edakun. Bubba and I have been indoors for a few days now but it’s imperative that we ALL adhere to the call to self-isolate. Let’s not unknowingly put others at risk”, she said on Twitter.
The Lagos State Ministry of Health tweeted on Tuesday that one of the attendees may have infected other participants at the event held at Eko Hotels and Suits on March 17.
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“#COVID19 Lagos Alert🔊!
I hereby notify you that all participants at the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Award (AMVCA) held on14th March at @EkoHotels may have come in contact with one of the confirmed cases in Lagos and are most likely to have been exposed to #COVID19 Infection, ” the tweet said.
There were over 5,000 people at the event which included journalists, cameramen, the staff of the hotels who may have contracted the dreaded disease.
Mrs. Etomi-Welligton, who is married to actor and singer, Banky W, raised the alarm sending panic to both the organisers and participants at the programme.
If more people at the event test positive, it may spike the number of cases in the country which currently has only 40 cases most of which are in Lagos.
