The Federal Ministry of Health has announced five new cases of persons infected with coronavirus in Nigeria bringing the total number confirmed cases in Nigeria to eight.
According to the ministry, “all five cases had a travel history to the UK/USA.
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“We urge Nigerians to remain calm as public health response activities are intensified across the country.”
According to the official Twitter handle of the NCDC:
@Fmohnigeria has announced 5 new cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria bringing the total number confirmed cases in Nigeria to 8
All 5 cases had a travel history to the UK/USA
We urge Nigerians to remain calm as public health response activities are intensified across the country pic.twitter.com/yoKLHXoxhq
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 18, 2020
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