{"id":24722,"date":"2020-05-04T12:16:49","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T12:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=24722"},"modified":"2020-05-04T12:16:56","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T12:16:56","slug":"ncdc-boss-ihekweazu-confirms-community-transmission-in-lagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ncdc-boss-ihekweazu-confirms-community-transmission-in-lagos","title":{"rendered":"NCDC boss, Ihekweazu confirms community transmission in Lagos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed that the health agency has established that there is community transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19) in FCT, Lagos and Kano States.<\/p>\n<p>Ihekweazu stated this while speaking on Channels TV\u2019s Sunday Politics.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, \u201cWe have established that there is community transmission in Lagos, FCT, and Kano.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe economic activities are linked to livelihood, which is linked to lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery new directive to do things is always difficult at the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am confident we will get to where we want to be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope we will continue to take those safety guidelines as part of our lives when the outbreak ends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the number of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria as of today is 2170, according to NCDC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed that the health agency has established that there is community transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19) in FCT, Lagos and Kano States. Ihekweazu stated this while speaking on Channels TV\u2019s Sunday Politics. 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