A second case of Coronavirus has been confirmed in Nigeria.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known in a tweet posted on its official Twitter page on March 10.
According to NCDC, this case is a contact of the index case who got diagnosed of the virus in February.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) wrote;
The Honourable Minister
@Fmohnigeria has announced a second confirmed case of #COVID19 in Nigeria.
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.
The Honourable Minister @Fmohnigeria has announced a second confirmed case of #COVID19 in Nigeria.
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 9, 2020
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. pic.twitter.com/aTkzEy3qXo
