COVID-19: Two Foreigners on Vessel Among Lagos 12 New Cases

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March 27, 2020

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Two foreign nationals were among the 12 newly confirmed cases of Coronavirus Disease in Lagos, it has been revealed.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Thursday evening confirmed the existence of 14 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria.

While Lagos State accounts for 12, Bauchi State has one and the Federal Capital Territory, one.

Giving a breakdown of the new cases, the Lagos State Ministry of Health said two foreign nationals were among the 12 new cases in Lagos.

It said six of the cases were discovered on a vessel and they included foreigners.
It said: “As at 26th March, 2020, 12 new #COVID19 cases were confirmed in Lagos.

“Lagos now has a total of 44 confirmed cases.

“6 of the 12 new cases were discovered on a vessel & they include 2 foreign nationals; Polish & Ukrainian with 4 other Nigerians.”

'Dotun Akintomide

'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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