15th February, 2020
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Saturday released the test result on Coronavirus for five travellers from China.
NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, on Friday, had said that the centre had “two cases and tests are going on at the moment. As soon as they are completed, it will be announced. If a person returns to the country, say within 20 or 30 days, there is no point wasting reagents to test such a person.
“For other diseases, we usually advise people to go to the hospitals to get tested but for suspected cases of Coronavirus, patients are advised to simply put a call through to us, we will come to the patient because going to the hospital can amplify the disease if it is found to be positive.”
While giving update on Saturday, the NCDC announced that five travellers have been examined and they tested negative to the deadly virus.
The centre stated, “Since the beginning of #COVID19 outbreak, the protocol in Nigeria is to test returning travellers from China with symptoms. So far, five people have been tested. Results were negative.”