BREAKING: 23 new cases of Covid-19 imported into Nigeria

 

• Total confirmed cases now 174

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced the importation of 23 new cases of coronavirus into the country.

As at 8.00pm, April 1, 2020, a total of 35 confirmed cases have been recorded in Nigeria. This is in addition to the 12 cases earlier announced by the NCDC.

The total confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the federation therefore stands at 174.

Out of the 23 new cases just announced by the NCDC, nine (9) are in Lagos, seven (7) in the FCT, Five (5) in Akwa Ibom, one (1) in Kaduna and one (1) in Bauchi.

So far, nine have been discharged while two deaths have been recorded

“All new cases have mild to moderate symptoms and are currently receiving care,” according to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said the latest cases may have been imported from either Cote d’Ivoire or Ghana.

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“I know that there were 12 new cases, in fact, this is interesting for you to know that one of the vehicles intercepted, trying to enter Nigeria from Benin Republic, with many Nigerians on board. I think it was over 100, heading for Osun state.

“I think they said they were coming from Ivory Coast or Ghana, I’m not quite sure, and it is said that it was among those groups that we had 12 immediate new entrants, so they are imported cases, which added to the 139, which I read, to give you 151.

“This shows the importance of importation and of border closure. In this case they are our citizens and were knocking at the door at the border and they had to be let in but if they were not our citizens, definitely there would have been a problem having to handle infected persons of other nationalities.

“In this case, the closure of the border is important and we are asking and requesting Nigerians to stay where they are, except you absolutely have to travel because the risk of traveling itself exposes you to crowds,” Minister Ehanire disclosed at a press conference earlier Wednesday before additional 23 new cases were confirmed by the NCDC.

CASE SUMMARY IN NIGERIA AS AT APRIL 1ST 2020