A second case of Coronavirus Covid-19 has been confirmed in Nigeria. The case is a contact of the index case, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Monday morning.

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The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire announced this on Monday at a press briefing in Benin City, the Edo State capital. He said the fresh coronavirus case tested positive on March 8. However, the Minister noted that the newly confirmed case was one of the contact persons of the index case and not an importation into the country.

Ehanire briefed Journalists at the conference room of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, where he gave an update on the coronavirus infection in the country.

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