Bank Shuts Branch After Customer Tested Positive for Coronavirus

Access Bank of Nigeria has shut down its Ligali Ayorinde Street branch, Victoria Island, Lagos after a customer tested positive for Coronavirus.

In a statement on Monday, the bank said, “We have just confirmed that an individual who visited our Ligali Ayorinde Branch on Monday, 16th March 2020, has tested positive for Coronavirus.

“He was symptom-free as at the time of the visit and he is currently being monitored at an Isolation Centre in Yaba.

“In line with our emergency response plan and following regulatory practices, the branch has been temporarily closed for thorough disinfection.

“Persons who had any contact with the concerned individual are currently in isolation.”

The bank advised that anyone who visited the branch in the past week should self-quarantine for 14 days beginning immediately.

Nigeria has so far announced 36 confirmed cases of Coronavirus with one death recorded.

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