COVID-19: Five returning travellers from China test negative – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Saturday said five returning travellers from China into the country have tested negative to the novel Coronavirus, Covid19.
In a tweet, the agency said its protocol is to test all returning travellers from China with symptoms.
The NCDC has reiterated that there is yet no confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the country and urged Nigerians to disregard and discourage unfounded rumours as described in a media article.
“Since the beginning of COVID-19 outbreak, the protocol in Nigeria is to test returning travellers from China with symptoms. So far, five people have been tested and results were negative”.
In a later tweet on Saturday, the agency advised that any person that has returned from China within the last 14 days should stay indoors and avoid contact with other people.
“Please follow this advice even if you do not have symptoms of the virus,” the NCDC said.
On Friday, Egypt confirmed the first Coronavirus case in Africa.
The first death outside Asia was confirmed by France on Saturday.