JUST IN: Nigeria Records Second Death From Coronavirus
Afnews Editor
Mar 30, 2020
The Nigerian Government has confirmed the second death from coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.
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The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, announced this on Monday during the Presidential Task Force Briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja, the nation's capital.
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He stressed that Nigeria has 111 confirmed cases of COVID-19, saying a majority of them were persons who came in from overseas.
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According to the health minister, the highest number of confirmed cases are in Lagos and Abuja because they serve as the major gateways to the country.
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He also informed the gathering that all retired but able-bodied staff of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and the Federal Ministry of Health were being recalled.
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Ehanire warned Nigerians to protect the elderly among them, as well as those having underlying health issues as they were the most vulnerable.
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