Another Nigerian tests positive for coronavirus

Breaking News – Another Nigerian tests positive for coronavirus.

A Nigerian, who returned from the United Kingdom last Friday, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, Lagos State Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.

The 30-year-old female patient is currently receiving medical attention at the Mainland General Hospital Lagos State.

Nigeria on Thursday, February 28, 2020, confirmed its first case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lagos State.

The first patient is an Italian citizen, who returned from Milan, Italy to Lagos on Tuesday, February 25 2020.

He was confirmed by the Virology Laboratory at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, which is part of the Laboratory Network at the Nigeria Center for Disease Control.

Two weeks after, a second coronavirus index in Nigeria was confirmed in Lagos State.

Ehanire at a press conference in Benin City, Edo State, said that the new patient had contact with the Italian man who was first infected.

The second patient has since tested negative to the virus after treatment.