Nigeria confirms third case of Coronavirus

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has Tuesday confirmed a third case of #COVID19 in Nigeria.

“The new case is a Nigerian National who recently returned from the UK, self-isolated and contacted the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) when she developed symptoms.

“She is clinically stable,” the minister announced on his twitter handle.

The latest case may have arrived Nigeria Friday, March 13, 2020, prompting an urgent announcement by the Commissioner for Health, Lagos State, Prof Akin Abayomi, saying, “if you are a passenger on flight BA 75 that arrived in Lagos on 13th March, 2020, stay at home and isolate yourself for 14 days.”

Call Lagos State Ministry of Health hotlines now: 08000corona, 08023169485, 08033565529, 08052817243, 08028971864, 08059758886, 08035387653

Details of the minister’s tweet below:

There is a 3rd confirmed case of #COVID19 in Nigeria.

The new case is a Nigerian National who recently returned from the UK, self-isolated & contacted @NCDCGov when she developed symptoms. She is clinically stable. Read the press release below: pic.twitter.com/RqV1QASayX

— Dr. E. Osagie Ehanire MD, FWACS (@DrEOEhanire) March 17, 2020