One of the first generation banks in Nigeria, WEMA Bank PLC recently confirmed that two of its staff has been confirmed to be infected with the dreaded CORONA VIRUS in two of its major branches, over 50 staffs have already been sent to the Lagos State Isolation Centers for quarantine. The regional office and two of its branches have been shut down.
It was disclosed that the infected staffs are currently being treated after only displaying mild symptoms.
The bank notified that the affected office is the one at Oba Akran Avenue in Ikeja, which serves as regional and branch offices. However, both branches have been shut down for immediate disinfection and will only be reopened once it is certified virus free.
It further stated that,
“Customers in the affected areas can continue to carry out transactions using our alternative banking channels – ALAT and *945#. Should you have any issues, you can call our customer service or visit any of our other branches close to you”.
Wema bank advised all customers who had an encounter with the bank branch to get tested immediately. “In keeping with our commitment to ensure the safety of our customers, staff and community, we have notified customers who visited those branches to get tested”.
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It was leanrt that high rise cases recorded by Lagos State, which had dropped below 100 for two consecutive days before rising to 170 on Monday, was as a result of the high number of staff and customers of the bank who tested positive at the Oba Akran branch.
The bank said, ” We implore everyone to keep up good hygiene practices; do not discriminate or stigmatize infected persons and desist from spreading false information”.
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