The Nigeria government has confirmed that 10 new persons have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number in the country to 22.
Stating this through its Twitter handle, @NCDCgov, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said of the 10, three were from the Federal Capital Territory, while seven were in Lagos.
It said:
“Nine of the 10 cases have travel history outside Nigeria in the last one week. The 10th case is a close contact of a confirmed case.
“All new cases have mild to moderate symptoms, and are being managed at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital and Infectious Disease Hospital, Lagos.”
According to the PUNCH the index case in Abuja is an official of the Federal Inland Revenue Service and was one of the passengers on the British Airways’ flight that landed on March 13, 2020.
A medical doctor said that the three patients had been moved to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital.
He said,
“The bad news is that three samples from the FCT (Federal Capital Territory) suspected cases tested positive for coronavirus. We have got in touch with the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital and we are moving them immediately. We will give more details as soon as possible concerning their flights, contact tracing, and other protocols.
“COVID-19 is in Abuja now. One of the passengers on the British Airways’ flight works with the FIRS and he is among those who tested positive. His wife tested negative. We are hoping that all biometric sign-in at the FIRS headquarters in Wuse Zone 5 stops with immediate effect.”
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