Lagos State Government has adjusted the ban which was placed on all religious and social gathering. According to the government, any gathering consisting over 20 people is banned as the total toll of coronavirus hits 22 on Saturday.
The development on the ban in Lagos State was disclosed by the state government on its official Facebook page.
This came shortly after the Minister of Health confirmed that 10 new cases have been recorded in Lagos and Abuja. According to him, Abuja recorded three cases while seven cases were recorded in Lagos.
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The Minister said:
“The Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed 10 new cases of the Coronavirus disease ( COVID -19 ) in Nigeria. Three new cases in the Federal Capital Territory and seven new cases in Lagos State.
“This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 22. All 10 new cases are Nigerian nationals. Nine of them have travel history to Canada, France, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom.
“They returned to the country in the last one week. The 10th case is a close contact of a previously confirmed case. The three cases in the FCT are being treated at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, while the seven new cases in Lagos are being treated at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba.
“All 10 new cases have mild to moderate symptoms and are currently receiving treatment,” the statement read
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