Health News of Friday, 27 March 2020
Source: www.mynigeria.com
The Nigerian Ports Authority has fired back at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control over the recent surge in Nigeria's coronavirus cases from 51 to 65.
Recall that the NCDC reported 14 new cases of the COVID-19 virus with 6 cases detected on a vessel.
The NPA has now refuted those claims, stating the Port Health has not recorded any confirmed cases to date.
@NCDCgov To enable verification and proper record keeping, kindly avail us with specific details on the name of the Vessel the passengers were on board, and the Terminal or Jetty where they berthed. #CovidNGR #COVID19
— Nigerian Ports (@nigerianports) March 26, 2020
CORRECTION:
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 26, 2020
We noticed an error in our update at 8:35pm. It should be:
14 new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria: 1 in FCT, 1 IN BAUCHI & 12 in Lagos
Of the 14, 6 were detected on a vessel, 3 are returning travellers & 2 are close contacts of confirmed cases pic.twitter.com/Pe6owiXBKB