20 people test positive for COVID-19, Buhari says matter not a joke

 

BY OUR EDITOR

Nigeria on Easter Monday announced 20 fresh cases of coronavirus, a day President Muhammadu Buhari extended the lockdown of Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory by 14 days and asked citizens to continue to stay at home and follow the instructions of Social Distancing.

“This is not a joke. It is a matter of life and death. Mosques in Makkah and Madina have been closed. The Pope celebrated Mass on an empty St. Peter’s Square.

“The famous Notre Dame cathedral in Paris held Easter Mass with less than 10 people. India, Italy and France are in complete lockdown. Other countries are in the process of following suit. We cannot be lax.

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“We must not lose the gains achieved thus far. We must not allow a rapid increase in community transmission. We must endure a little longer,” President Buhari admonished in a national broadcast.

• As at 9.50pm on the 13th of April 2020, 20 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Nigeria, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
• Till date, 343 cases have been confirmed, 91 cases have been discharged and ten deaths have been recorded in Nigeria.
• The 20 new cases are reported from five states – Lagos (13), Ogun (2), Edo (2), Kano (2), Ondo (1).
• A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities, the NCDC said.

CASE SUMMARY IN NIGERIA AS AT APRIL 13TH 2020