There are indications that 25 Chinese may have been infected with coronavirus after going on test and later isolation over undisclosed reasons.
They, however, claim that only 5 tested positive for malaria and taken to an undisclosed hospital in Port Harcourt.
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The Chinese along with nearly 2,000 Nigerians are workers in Inner Galaxy steel company situated at Unuahala Ukwa West local government area of Abia state.
One of the workers who spoke with ABN TV on the condition of anonymity on Sunday said they have all been directed to go home and get tested for COVID-19.
The source also told our correspondent that the company had defied the instruction of the state government to shut down following the outbreak of COVID-19.
He said nearly 2,000 of them were confined in the premises of the company with an instruction that any staff who leaves will be automatically disengaged from the services of the organisation.
They were also threatened with other stiff sanctions, a situation that forced them to remain in the premises despite the COVID-19 scare.
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With the latest developments, the company has shut down indefinitely while the workers have been advised to embark on isolation at their various homes as well as seek medical assistance from the NCDC.
Effort to reach the Chief Liaison Officer (CLO) of the company proved abortive.
