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CONVID-19 : Dangote says alerted authorities about Indian national, conveyed him to hospital, not concealed

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…currently in isolation at Mainland Hospital, Yaba

Contrary to some media reports, Dangote Industries Ltd says it alerted the authorities about an Indian national in one of its construction sites, who complained of high temperature and fever and moved him to a Lagos State health facility.

“The patient was immediately conveyed to the Lagos Mainland Hospital Center, where he is currently being isolated and undergoing tests,’’ the company said.

Persecondnews recalls that social media and some news media were awash of reports that the Indian national’s case was allegedly concealed by the company.

Dangote said in a statement that the Indian, who is a staff of Onshore Construction Company — a mechanical, electrical and instrumentation contracting firm that specializes in fertilizer construction — reported at the Site Clinic complaining of high temperature and fever.

“His complaint triggered our Protocols which necessitated further screening and isolation immediately.

“Mr Akhil Kunyil of the Health and Safety Environment of the Onshore Company reported the development to the management following which local authorities were contacted,’’ the company said in a reaction to a news flash about “a suspected case (the Indian) of personnel currently being kept in isolation at the Mainland hospital, Yaba, Lagos.’’

The statement said as an organisation it had taken some stringent proactive measures across the entire group since mid-January 2020.

The measures include development of a comprehensive risk identification, control priotization and escalation plan; identification and retention of a competent team of medical consultants and travel ban for all employees to/from high risk countries as per WHO publications of country exposures.

Dangote also said it has been doing travel tracking of all employees and contractors staff arriving/leaving Nigeria and obligations for completion of medical checks to validate health status and implementation of use of Thermal cameras across our various sites as well as infrared thermometers checking in smaller office locations.

It added that it has continued to identifying and creating where applicable of holding, isolation and quarantine areas, implementating of use of sanitizers across all locations: sites and offices.

In all the offices in the group, Dangote company said it had begun multiple and continuous awareness campaigns on preventative measures to be taken (both electronic and physical i.e. posters, public announcements).

“The above measures are continually updated as the situation globally evolves and we will continue to do so.

 

“The welfare of our employees and the nation as a whole remains our utmost priority,’’ the statement said.

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