The Nigerian government has confirmed a second victim infected with the coronavirus disease in the country.
Nigeria’s
Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Monday, revealed that there
was another case of coronavirus disease in the country.
This is
the second case after, an Italian man visiting the country was recently
confirmed to be carrying the disease, and was subsequently quarantined
for treatment.
Enahire, briefed reporters at the boardroom of the
University of Benin Teaching Hospital, where he updated newsmen on the
coronavirus infection in the country.
He explained that the newly confirmed case was a contact of the Italian man and not an importation into the country.
“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,” he said.
Source:- RipplesNigeria
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