The state Commissioner for information and communication, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, said this in a statement in Lokoja.
According to him, government has also commenced monitoring the health status of the Chinese and other nationals working in the company.
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"They have been placed on compulsory isolation," Fanwo said in the statement.
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The statement, however, urged residents not to panic, but maintain simple hygiene and obey the stay at home order as already directed by the government.
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Fanwo said that markets, schools and some government offices would remain closed, while social and religious gatherings were suspended till further notice.
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