Nigerias Health Minister Osagie Ehanire, says Nigeria and the rest of the world have experienced and survived previous epidemics saying the current scourge will be no different.
According to him, although the coronavirus has presented large scale challenges and crippled the world’s economies, he said it would soon be a thing of the past in Nigeria.
The Minister stated this on Friday during a daily press briefing in Abuja by the Presidential Task Force on the COVID-19 in Abuja.
“We have survived many past epidemics but COVID-19 has been the most difficult and damaging that nations and healthcare systems have faced in recent times,”.
Nigeria has just 2 of its 36 states clear of the virus.
According to him, more cases have been reported in the last 24 hours with Kano having the largest cases and Lagos trailing closely.
“Only two states have not yet reported a case at all. 238 cases were reported in the last 24 hours, Lagos, however, remains the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria with 1006 total cases.
The Minister further stated that 12 patients were discharged in the past day comprising of seven in Lagos, two in Ogun and one each in Akwa Ibom, Edo and Sokoto states.
He also appealed to Nigerians to donate their buildings as isolation centres to support the Federal Government in its efforts to win the COVID-19 war.
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