The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has
confirmed the second case of Coronavirus in Nigeria.
Ehanire, this morning, during a news conference at the University of Benin
Teaching Hospital (UBTH), disclosed that the second victim had contact at work
in Ewekoro, Ogun State with the Italian index man, currently being managed in
Lagos.
The health minister, in company with the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of UBTH,
Prof. Darlington Obaseki; and the Chairman of the Board of the federal
hospital, Bashorun Adedoja Adewolu, among other eminent personalities, insisted
that the second case was not the driver who drove the index from Lagos to
Ewekoro.
Ehanire revealed that many persons who had contact with the index were still
being thoroughly traced by experts, while urging Nigerians and other residents
not to panic, with all the health professionals and other stakeholders working
round the clock to address developments, with researches ongoing.
