coronavirus
Health

COVID-19: Health Minister announces second case, again in Ogun

706


 

About weeks after an index of Coronavirus was first discovered in Nigeria through Ogun State, the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has announced a second case in the country.

This second case is a contact of the index case in the state.

The victim had contact with the Italian that brought coronavirus to Nigeria and is currently under isolation.
An alert about the second case came from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja on Monday via a tweet.
It tweeted: “This second case is a contact of the index case in Ogun State.
“The new case has been in isolation and was tested as part of our strategy to test all contacts of the index case.”

Author

See also  Shortage of medical personnel, power outage, poor funding hit Aso Rock Clinic 

Leave a comment

Related Articles

Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship Sparks Global Health Monitoring Effort

By Maryanne Awuya Health authorities across several countries are intensifying contact tracing...

FG Intensifies Push for Vaccine Production, Advanced Medical Therapies

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Efforts to boost medicine security and local pharmaceutical production...

Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak: WHO Takes Charge as Death Toll Reaches 3

By Maryanne Awuya The World Health Organization has launched an emergency response...

Major Milestone: Nigeria Achieves 86.7% Technical Compliance in Pharma Sector

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The Federal Government says it is ramping up technical...