The Ogun State Government has recognised the young doctor that initially attended to the Italian who had the index case of coronavirus in Nigeria.
Dr Amarachukwu Karen Allison is a young doctor at the Lafarge Clinic in Ewekoro, Ogun State. She attended to the Italian consultant to Lafarge and suspected that he had the virus.
She subsequently alerted the health authorities who had the man tested and moved him to the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Lagos.
The Ogun State Government appreciates the young female doctor who suspected the index case in Nigeria in our State, Dr. Amarachukwu Karen Allison of Lafarge Nigeria. Her singular brillaince led to the early diagnosis and rapid containment of the first Covid-19 infection in
— OgunCovid-19Update (@OgunCovid19) March 21, 2020
extends its gratitude to all our partners including the @WHO and @NCDCgov , @UNICEF for their support in containing the Coronavirus infection in Ogun State@drtomicoker @dabiodunMFR @OGSGofficial @HealthOgun @toluogunlesi @MBuhari
— OgunCovid-19Update (@OgunCovid19) March 21, 2020
