A six-week-old baby is among the latest coronavirus cases confirmed in Nigeria thus making her the youngest to be infected with the pandemic disease.
A six-week-old baby is among the latest coronavirus cases confirmed in Nigeria thus making her the youngest to be infected with the pandemic disease. The baby is among the five new cases of coronavirus in the country. An American citizen who came into Lagos through the Benin Republic border is also on the list.
Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, confirmed five new cases of the coronavirus in the country. He said the patients had a travel history to the United Kingdom and the United States.
“An American citizen who came into Lagos through Benin republic border on 13th March, 2020. Another Nigerian who returned to Lagos from London on 13th March, 2020 via Virgin Atlantic Flight number VS411. We have a mother and child (Nigerian) who arrived Lagos on 13th March, 2020 from California on Virgin Atlantic flight number VS411,” the minister said.
The increased number of infected persons has led to several decisions by governments in the form of measures to limit the spread of the disease. The federal government has placed a travel ban on 13 countries including China, the UK and the US.
So far, the number of cases of the disease is now hitting high above 200,000 worldwide.
