Union Bank staff dies of covid-19 in Lagos

A Union Bank staff on Monday died after contracting the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic.

The development was confirmed in an internal memo by the Chief Executive Officer of the Bank, Emeka Emuwa made public on Monday

He wrote: “Dear colleagues, notwithstanding the easing of the lockdown, the threat of COVID-19 remains high and real.

“Today, we received a painful reminder of this threat.

“We are deeply saddened to announce that one of our colleagues died in the early hours of today (Monday, May 4th) while being treated at the Infectious Disease Center in Yaba, Lagos,” the memo read.

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According to Emuwa, there was nothing to be afraid of in any of the bank branches because the dead staff had been working remotely since March.

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