By Adedapo Adesanya
Nigeria has confirmed five new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to eight as at Wednesday morning.
The Federal Ministry of Health announced this morning that the five fresh cases had a travel history to the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
This is coming a day after the third case was confirmed in Lagos. The Ministry stated in its announcement that a detailed travel history of each case is being compiled and tracing of those who were in close proximity with the victims have started.
“We urge Nigerians to remain calm as public health response activities are intensified across the country.
“Our National Emergency Operations Centre is supporting response in the states.
“The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Health is conducting risk assessment to initiate other relevant measures,” the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry, through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), assured that it will continue to provide accurate updates and take the necessary measures to protect the health of Nigerians.
“We ask that the public refrain from spreading false information while we all engage in proper hand and respiratory hygiene to fight Covid-19,” it said.
Meanwhile, the federal government has also announced suspension of visa on arrival to travellers from 13 countries which have more than 1,000 cases.
These countries are China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Japan, France, Germany, United States of America, Norway, United Kingdom, Netherlands, and Switzerland.
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