The source said NCDC officials had visited medical facilities, collecting samples from volunteers, to determine if it was COVID-19 or not.
Palpable fear has gripped Bonny Island, Rivers State following the sudden death of eleven persons in the past two weeks.
A Bonny community leader, who pleaded anonymity said in the past two weeks, several persons had visited medical facilities, complaining of loss of taste and smell and other COVID-19 related symptoms. It was also gathered that the sudden surge in sickness and deaths in Bonny might not be unconnected to a gas linkage in a multinational oil firm.
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