{"id":22480,"date":"2020-03-12T14:31:01","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T14:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=22480"},"modified":"2020-03-12T14:31:01","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T14:31:01","slug":"government-gives-update-on-infected-italian-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/government-gives-update-on-infected-italian-others","title":{"rendered":"Government gives update on infected Italian, others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, on Thursday disclosed that the Italian infected with Coronavirus in Nigeria will soon be discharged.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a press conference with the diplomatic community in Abuja, Ehanire said: \u201cThe victim will be discharged soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He informed the diplomatic community on steps being taken by the Federal Government to tackle the spread of Coronavirus in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister also stated that there are only two confirmed cases in Nigeria as of now.<\/p>\n<p>Ehanire had confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in Nigeria on February 27.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister had confirmed the outbreak of the disease in Lagos State.<\/p>\n<p>He had confirmed that an Italian whose identity has not been revealed brought the disease into the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, on Thursday disclosed that the Italian infected with Coronavirus in Nigeria will soon be discharged. 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