Access Bank Plc has announced the temporary closure of one of its branches in Lagos State after a customer tested positive for coronavirus.
A customer, who visited its Ligali Ayorinde branch in Victoria Island, Lagos tested positive for coronavirus, the bank confirmed on Monday.
Access Bank in a statement advised anyone who came into the bank for transactions in the last 14 days to self-quarantine.
Nigeria on Monday confirmed 36 cases of patients with COVID-19 as Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed the death of a 67-year-old man who returned to the country following medical treatment in the United Kingdom, UK.
The victim’s identity was revealed to be a former Managing Director of Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC), Suleiman Achimugu.
The statement read in part: “We have 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 visit and he is currently being monitored at an Isolation Centre in Yaba.
“It is advised that anyone who visited the branch in the last week should self-quarantine for a period of 14 days starting immediately. Persons who had any contact with the concerned individual are currently in isolation.”
