The coronavirus outbreak has been a huge dampener. With the death of Nigeria’s Chief of Staff Abba Kyari from the contagion over the weekend and the coronavirus cases that continues to surge in the country, we seem to be sinking more than ever into the gloom.
Chioma Rowland has given us a reason to be jubilant though, even if fleetingly. The celebrity chef contracted coronavirus a month ago and we knew this via her beau Davido, who announced it on Twitter last month. Davido took to Twitter Sunday night to announce that she had tested negative for the virus. Tested negative twice, actually.
Glory be to God .. Chioma has now tested negative twice for Covid19 … Thank you all for prayers …. We love you ..
— Davido (@davido) April 19, 2020
We could certainly use more good news like this this week, won’t you agree?
Lagos discharges four COVID-19 patients
The Lagos State Ministry of Health has announced that four more coronavirus patients have been discharged after testing negative for the virus. According to LSMOH, the 4 patients who were recently discharged are all males. This brings the total number of discharged coronavirus patients in the state to 98.
NCDC confirms 86 new COVID-19 cases
Eighty-six new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;
70 in Lagos
7 in FCT
3 in Katsina
3 in Akwa Ibom
1 in Jigawa
1 in Bauchi
1 in BornoAs at 11:50 pm 19th April there are 627 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria.
Discharged: 170
Deaths: 21 pic.twitter.com/7gsnusWRow— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 19, 2020
FCTA has identified those who participated in the burial of Abba Kyari
The Health and Human Services Secretariat of the FCT Administration has announced that all those who participated in the burial ceremony of President Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari have been identified and isolated, including the man spotted in a viral video carelessly dumping his Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
FCTA authorities who admitted that some of those who participated in the burial were not properly kitted and also dumped their PPEs unprofessionally after the burial ceremony, said necessary tests will be conducted on all those identified to determine their level of exposure and ensure that they do not infect other people.
Jigawa lock downs Kazaure after second coronavirus
Jigawa has announced a lockdown in Kazaure local Council, just after the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed a second Coronavirus case in the state. Recall that the NCDC disclosed that one case which was previously reported in Kano, was transferred to Jigawa.
Governor Badaru Abubakar confirmed the new case at a press briefing in Dutse, and he disclosed that the lockdown will be effective from Monday midnight.
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