Coronavirus: 58 people under supervised self-isolation - Health Minister

Following the discovery of the first confirmed case of coronavirus disease in Lagos state, the federal government has revealed that as at the...

Following the discovery of the first confirmed case of coronavirus disease in Lagos state, the federal government has revealed that as at the 1st of March, 2020, there is no new confirmed case in the country.

In a press briefing Monday morning in Abuja, the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said that the number of identified contacts of the index case in Lagos and Ogun states are 19 and 39 respectively. This makes a total of 58 people who have had contact with the index case that have been placed under supervised self-isolation.

“As at the 1st of March, there is no new confirmed case in Nigeria. About 14 tests have been done, and except that one patient, no other person has been diagnosed. Concerning the suspected cases in Plateau state, Ehanire said, “Plateau state government reported four suspected cases among Chinese nationals on the 29th of February, 2020. None of these cases have any symptoms; they have all been tested at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control reference laboratory and they are all negative for coronavirus infection.

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