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Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Dr Osagie\u00a0 Ehanire, has said that the confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have risen to 36.<\/p>\n

Disclosing at a news conference on Monday in Abuja, Ehanire, also said the country has recorded its first COVID-19 death<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have recorded 36 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, of this confirmed cases, 25 are in Lagos, six are in FCT, two in Ogun state, one in Edo and one in Ekiti and one in Oyo.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOf the 36 cases, 26 had travel history to affected countries in the last two weeks, six are contacts of confirmed cases and four no recent travel history or known contact.<\/p>\n

\u201cSadly, we have recorded first death from COVID-19 in the country.<\/p>\n

“This was a Nigerian who had underlying illnesses and died due to complications on the 22nd of March, 2020, in Abuja, he had recently returned from UK,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

Ehanire said in summary that\u00a0 as at 23rd of March, 2020; 36 confirmed cases had been confirmed in Nigeria; two had been discharged, one death recorded.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf 33 active cases, 32 are critically stable with mild symptoms and one patient is oxygen-dependent,\u201d he said, adding that Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) was working closely with the affected states in the country to carry out intensive contact tracing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI urge health facilities to be on high alert from the state, local government and law enforcement authority,\u00a0 community leaders and private hospitals.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey should work with NCDC on any close contact with someone who has been out of the country,\u2019\u2019 he urged.<\/p>\n

The minister said following the declaration of COVID-19 as pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the increased spread of COVID-19, the Federal Government through the Presidential Task Force-19 had placed restriction on international flights.<\/p>\n

\u201cRestriction has been placed on all international flights from today,\u00a0 23rd of March, 2020, with the exception of emergency and essential flights.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore measures may be instituted by the Federal and State governments as the situation may arise.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a call to Nigerians to take responsibility in preventing and spreading COVID-19.<\/p>\n

\u201cI urge all citizens, all businesses and media houses and all committed Nigerians to take ownership of this campaign by developing communication messages around the criteria,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

Ehanire emphasised on self\u2013isolation for minimum of 14 days for\u00a0 travellers coming into the country, even when they feel very well.<\/p>\n

He also advised Nigerians to practice social distancing as it reduced the risk of\u00a0 being infected by someone unknown to them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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