COVID-19 case in Enugu tests negative

The COVID-19 case reported in Enugu state, Nigeria has tested negative to the deadly disease of the coronavirus.

This was confirmed in a tweet by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.

The body stressed the importance of waiting for confirmation from the NCDC before spreading information on social media.

#COVID19Nigeria

The laboratory result of the patient in Enugu suspected to have #COVID19 is NEGATIVE

It is important to wait for confirmation from NCDC before spreading information on social media.

NCDC will continue to provide updates to the publichttps://t.co/zQrpNeOfet https://t.co/chldqET4Wz pic.twitter.com/SLS4Dw8Zyk

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 15, 2020

It can be recalled that a Twitter user, @omalichajp raised alarm over an alleged Coronavirus outbreak in Enugu, carried by a 70-year-old woman who just returned to Nigeria.

According to Omalicha who raised the distress call, the COVID-19 contact was a woman who just returned to Nigeria from the United Kingdom on March 11th, 2020, after spending 5 months overseas.