{"id":22728,"date":"2020-03-18T17:09:32","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T17:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=22728"},"modified":"2020-03-18T17:09:32","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T17:09:32","slug":"nigeria-records-five-new-cases-of-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nigeria-records-five-new-cases-of-coronavirus","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria records five new cases of coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Ministry of Health on Wednesday, announced five new cases of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>It brings the total number of confirmed cases to eight.<\/p>\n<p>According to The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), all the new five cases have a travel history to the United Kingdom and the United States of America.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c@Fmohnigeria has announced 5 new cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria bringing the total number confirmed cases in Nigeria to 8<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll 5 cases had a travel history to the UK\/USA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe urge Nigerians to remain calm as public health response activities are intensified across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA detailed travel history of each case is being compiled and contact tracing has begun.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur National Emergency Operations Centre is supporting response in the states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Federal Government through @Fmohnigeria is conducting risk assessment to initiate other relevant measures,\u201d NCDC tweeted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Ministry of Health on Wednesday, announced five new cases of the coronavirus. 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