The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said on Saturday that
five travellers from China tested negative to Coronavirus also
known as COVID19.
Recall that the NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said
on Friday 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.”
On Saturday, the NCDC announced the results of the tests, saying
five travellers have been examined and they tested negative to
Coronavirus.
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.”