Nigeria confirms second case of coronavirus

A second case of coronavirus in Nigeria has been confirmed by the Federal Government.

This was disclosed by the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, while speaking at a press conference in Benin City, Edo State.

Addressing reporters at the boardroom of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Ehanire stated that the new case was not imported into the country but a contact of the index case.

The minister said, “It is my duty, therefore, to announce a new case of coronavirus disease (CIVID-19) in Nigeria.”

“One of the important response strategies at the containment stage has been to identify all contacts, ensure their strict isolation, and to follow up daily with checks for any symptoms of the disease.

“Following recent experience from other countries and evident from newly published studies on non-symptomatic infections, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), advised that samples should be taken from all contacts of the index case for testing.

“It is in this process that these two cases were detected.”