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April 10, 2020 FG Mourns 13 Nigerians Who Died Abroad of Covid-19

FG Mourns 13 Nigerians Who Died Abroad of Covid-19

The Federal Government has released a list of Nigerians who died of coronavirus abroad, since the outbreak started some four months ago.

 

Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, ABIKE DABIRI-EREWA, made this known last night via a video, containing the names, pictures and countries of residence of the departed Nigerians.

Out of 13 Nigerians who have died abroad of the virus, eight died in the United Kingdom while five died in the United States.

Over 85,000 coronavirus deaths have been recorded globally from about 1.5 million confirmed cases, according to the World Health Organisation.

April 10, 2020 7 more Covid-19 Patients discharged from Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba

7 more Covid-19 Patients discharged from Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba

Seven more Coronavirus patients have been discharged from the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, Lagos.

Governor BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU, who shared the news on his social media handles, said the patients are one female and six males.

It brings the total number of discharged patients in Lagos to 39.

Governor SANWOLU also revealed that officials from the state ministry of health will visit homes and health centres, to administer electronic questionnaire, as they intensify efforts to search for possible cases of COVID-19 infections.

Lagos Commissioner for Health, Professor AKIN ABAYOMI while speaking at the state’s first inter-ministerial briefing on Covid-19, said the state’s capability to conduct tests has improved.

Professor ABAYOMI also said the state government is focusing on intercepting cross-border incursions of youths returning from neighbourhood countries.

April 10, 2020 Covid-19: Buhari, PTF meet today over Nationwide lockdown

Covid-19: Buhari, PTF meet today over Nationwide lockdown

President BUHARI will today meet with the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 over the lockdown imposed on the Federal Capital Territory, Lagos and Ogun states.

It was gathered that the task force would brief the President on the war against COVID-19 and the possibility of extending the two-week lockdown in the FCT, Ogun and Lagos states as well as including other parts of the country.

At a meeting with the National Assembly leadership yesterday, the task force said it had gathered data to enforce lockdown on other parts of the country.

President BUHARI in a nationwide broadcast on Sunday March 29 announced a lockdown in the FCT, Ogun and Lagos states to curb the spread of Coronavirus.

April 10, 2020 NCDC Confirms 14 New Cases of COVID-19; AS Cases Rise to 288 in Nigeria

NCDC Confirms 14 New Cases of COVID-19; AS Cases Rise to 288 in Nigeria

Fourteen new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the country by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.

This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections recorded in the country so far to 288.

The NCDC confirmed the latest figure which rose from 276 in a tweet last night.

13 of the new cases were recorded in Lagos while the other one is in Delta state.

Further breakdown of cases by states shows Lagos- 158, FCT- 54, Osun- 20, Edo- 12, Oyo- 11, Bauchi- 6, Akwa Ibom- 5, Ogun- 4, Kaduna- 5, Enugu- 2, Ekiti- 2, Rivers, Kwara, Dealta with 2 cases each while Benue, Ondo and  Katsina with 1 case each.

According to the NCDC, fifty-one patients have been discharged with seven deaths so far recoded from COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

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