Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire
The minister of Health Dr. Osagie Ehanire has said that all ten new cases of COVID-19 have mild to moderate symptoms and are currently receiving treatment.
The minister said this in a Twitter message on Saturday.
The total number of cases in the country now stands at 22.
According to him Lagos has 16 cases, while the FCT has three cases, Ogun and Ekiti have two and one cases respectively.
“Two have been discharged,” the Minister said. “All cases are clinically stable and receiving adequate care.”
All ten new cases are Nigerian nationals and nine of them have a travel history to Canada, France, Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom, the Minister said.
The 10th case is a close contact of a previously confirmed case.
The three cases in Abuja are being treated at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Gwagwalada, while the seven new cases in Lagos are being managed at the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH), Yaba.
The Minister said contact tracing is ongoing to identify all persons who have been in contact with the confirmed cases.
The Ministry of Health has also heightened screening of all air, land and sea points of entry into Nigeria, Dr Ehanire said.
The Minister reiterated, to the public, the importance of social distancing and other necessary precautions, such as frequent hand-washing.
