Health

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has both warned against early easing of the social distancing and the lockdown order too quickly.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has yesterday recorded another five new cases of COVD-19, shooting the toll to a total of 323 cases in the country.

The Minister of Health, Ehanire Osagie has warned health workers against treating suspected cases of Coronavirus privately and has advised such patients to referred to designated treatment centres. Ehanire gave the warning at the daily press briefing of Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19. He said suspected Coronavirus cases should be directed to designated centres which are well-equipped and trained to manage such cases.

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Muhammed Bello disclosed in a statement made on 7th April 2020 that seven out of the 48 cases in Abuja has tested negative twice to the coronavirus after treatment.

Air Peace Boeing 777-200ER(P4 5N-BVE) landed in Beijing International Airport, China at 14:18pm on 7th April 2020 for the airlift of Federal Government medical supplies to help combat the pandemic coronavirus.

This is the first recorded Nigerian airline travelling a 14hours direct nonstop flight to China with all six-man crew Nigerians.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the molecular diagnostic laboratories for the testing of coronavirus in four northern states of Maiduguri, Jos, Kano and Kaduna will be set for operation at the end of this week.