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General News of Wednesday, 1 April 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

American evacuated from Nigeria after testing positive for COVID-19

Prof. Akin Abayomi Prof. Akin Abayomi

An American national who tested positive for coronavirus has been evacuated to the US, according to the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi.

Nigeria has recorded a total of 151 cases of coronavirus with 82 of them in Lagos State, according to the NCDC.

A statement on Prof. Abayomi's Twitter handle reveals that the last confirmed coronavirus case recorded in the state was on Tuesday.

He said, “The total #COVID-19 cases in Lagos is now 82. Eight patients have so far been discharged following their full recovery. One of the confirmed cases, who is an American citizen, has been evacuated to the USA.”

MyNigeria.com informed you that the United States Mission in Nigeria had commenced evacuation of its citizens from Nigeria.

This is happening after Germany, Israel, and France evacuated their nationals following the rising cases of coronavirus disease in the country.

The Embassy confirmed the development Monday night on its official Twitter handle, @US Mission Nigeria.

It said multiple emergency flights departing from Lagos and Abuja had been confirmed for this week.

The mission asked Americans booked for the flight not to come to the airport until they had been contacted by officials.

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