Coronavirus: Nursing mother, 6-week-old baby flew Virgin Atlantic

The nursing mother and her six weeks old baby, both of whom were diagnosed with the coronavirus in Nigeria, arrived the country aboard a Virgin Atlantic flight No. VS411, according to the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi.

Prof Abayomi announced via his Twitter handle that the mother and her baby who travelled from California, United States of America, arrived Lagos on March 13, 2020.

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From their itinerary, it is apparent that mother and child had stopped over in the UK while coming from California, before connecting a flight to Lagos, Nigeria.

Prof Abayomi’s tweet is reproduced below:

Breaking! #COVID19Lagos
➡️Lagos has 4 new Confirmed cases of #COVID19 bringing total confirmed cases in Lagos to 7
➡️We have a mother and child (Nigerian🇳🇬)who arrived Lagos on 13th March, 2020 from California on virgin Atlantic flight number VS411@jidesanwoolu@drobafemihamzat pic.twitter.com/yFcTDJcWT7

— Prof. Akin Abayomi (@ProfAkinAbayomi) March 18, 2020