Nigeria
confirmed the first death from coronavirus, the Nigeria Centre for Disease
Control said in a tweet on Monday.
confirmed the first death from coronavirus, the Nigeria Centre for Disease
Control said in a tweet on Monday.
The patient
was a 67-year-old man who returned following a medical procedure in the United
Kingdom with underlying medical conditions including multiple myeloma and
diabetes and was undergoing chemotherapy, the NCDC said.
was a 67-year-old man who returned following a medical procedure in the United
Kingdom with underlying medical conditions including multiple myeloma and
diabetes and was undergoing chemotherapy, the NCDC said.
Nigeria will
close its two main international airports in the cities of Lagos and Abuja from
Monday night, its civil aviation regulator said on Saturday, as the number of
coronavirus cases in the country almost doubled.
close its two main international airports in the cities of Lagos and Abuja from
Monday night, its civil aviation regulator said on Saturday, as the number of
coronavirus cases in the country almost doubled.
The airports,
which join three others around the country, will be shuttered for one month,
the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement.
which join three others around the country, will be shuttered for one month,
the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement.
The closure
comes as Nigeria’s number of confirmed coronavirus cases stood at 36 on Monday.
comes as Nigeria’s number of confirmed coronavirus cases stood at 36 on Monday.
