MON, MARCH 02 2020-theG&BJournal- Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday advised Nigerians to refrain from panic in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. He said on his tweeter handle that undue alarm would cause more harm than good.
‘’The only information citizens should pay attention to is the one being shared by the World Health Organisation (WHO), Federal and State Ministries of Health, and the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). I urge all Nigerians to strictly observe all advisories being disseminated,’’ the President said.
His statement comes shortly after the NCDC published a redacted version of the first national situation report for COVID-19. The NCDC said the report will be published on a daily basis as Nigeria responds to the outbreak. The report traces the steps taken by the NCDC’s, Lagos state and Ogun States government respectively in response to the first confirmed case in Ogun State and the major response activities it has put in place to prepare for potential spread of the disease in the country.
Meanwhile, death toll from the disease world has exceeded 3000 as more cities around the globe confirm their first cases. 89,075 are confirmed infected while more than 45,124 have recovered from the infection. The disease has been detected in nearly 60 countries.
Total number of cases in Italy has now reached 1,694 the second highest outside China.
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