The first case of coronavirus was confirmed in Nigeria on Thursday, the country’s health minister announced — marking the first confirmed case in sub-Saharan Africa.
In a statement, Nigerian Health Minister Osagie Ehanire said the case is an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and returned Tuesday from Milan to Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city.
He said the patient is being treated at an infectious disease hospital in Yaba, a densely populated neighborhood of the city.
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“I wish to assure all Nigerians that we have been beefing up our preparedness capabilities since the first confirmation of cases in China, and we will use all the resources made available by the government to respond to this case,” Ehanire wrote.
His statement also listed a number of health-related precautions Nigerians can take to help protect themselves from infection.
