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Coronavirus: Lagos bans gatherings of over 20 after cases hit 22

Afnews Editor

Mar 21, 2020

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The Lagos State Government has banned all religious and social gathering of over 20 people.

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The state government announced this on its Facebook page after 22 cases of coronavirus were recorded in the country on Saturday.

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Before the new development, the LASG had imposed restrictions on gatherings of over 50.

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It urged residents in the state to adhere to the new directive.

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The Federal Ministry of Health had on Saturday confirmed 10 new cases of the coronavirus disease in Nigeria - three new cases in the Federal Capital Territory and seven in Lagos State.

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This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 22 (twenty-two).

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However, the index case and the second case have both been discharged.

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All 10 new cases are Nigerian nationals; nine of them travelled to Canada, France, Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom.

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The 10th case had close contact with a previously confirmed case.

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