The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday said Nigeria recorded 387 new cases of the Coronavirus, (COVID-19), in the country, the total infections now 9,302.
“387 new cases of #COVID19; Lagos-254 FCT-29 Jigawa-24 Edo-22 Oyo-15 Rivers-14 Kaduna-11 Borno-6 Kano-3 Plateau-2 Yobe-2 Gombe-2 Bauchi-2 Ondo-1 “9302 cases of #COVID19Nigeria “Discharged: 2697 “Deaths: 261” NCDC also announced that in an effort to increase coronavirus testing capacity in Nigeria, States including Kano have set up mobile testing sites in communities.
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According to the agency, NCDC team is working to address skepticism & stigma around coronavirus in these areas to encourage compliance to testing. It also said that majority of coronavirus patients will show mild symptoms & recover.
The current national case management protocol is for all cases to be managed by a team of clinicians in an isolation centre to ensure optimal care & to prevent further spread of the disease.
NCDC further advised that after COVID-19 test result has been communicated to a patient, the patient should continue to adhere to preventive measures and guidelines.
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“If you test positive, please do not panic. You will be transferred to an isolation centre for your health & that of those around you”
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