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March 14, 2020
The Italian businessman that broughtin coronavirus Covid-19 into Nigeria is expected to be discharged early nextweek for been clinically stable and much improved.
Also, the second confirmed case thatis a contact of the index case has also tested negative for the virus, cleared andwill soon be freed.
The Minister of Health OsagieEhanire, who announced the development in Abuja, added that a group of fourchildren and their teacher that flew into Lagos from the United States werealso quarantine on their arrival as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control,NCDC was informed by US Centre for Disease Control, US-CDC that they had beenin the same space with a confirmed case.
He explained that tests have beenconducted on the children and their teacher and it came back negative for allof them.
The Minister reassured Nigeriansthat the Ministry is monitoring the global situation closely and also gettingadvice and guidance from World Health Organization, WHO as regards response.