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The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has disclosed that the federal government has since initiated the process of tracing those that might have had contacts with the first confirmed case of the coronavirus in the country.
The minister stated this at a media briefing in Abuja, Friday.
He, however, expressed worry that coronavirus spreads very fast because patients do not immediately show symptoms of the virus until many days after.
“The man walked through the screening with no symptoms, but a day after he started to feel unwell and wisely enough he went to a hospital and the doctor examined him, he tested negative for malaria, and he was immediately referred to LUTH where he tested positive for coronavirus and he was immediately put under strict isolation.
“We have been in touch with the aircraft authorities to find out who his seatmates were and how many people have possibly been infected. We will do everything possible and use every resources to limit and contain this virus so it doesn’t spread.
“The relief is that the patient is not showing any serious symptom and the other relief is that as far as statistics is concerned more than 97 percent of patients have recovered”.
Responding to a question on the level of preparedness, the Minister said that the country has all the required capacity and high level of preparedness to contain the current patient to avoid further spread.
The federal government, he explained, has increased reagents for testing.
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