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Latest Coronavirus Update For Today, Wed., March 25th, 2020
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WHO has declared coronavirus a global health emergency (image courtesy: AFP / NICOLAS ASFOURI)
Welcome to the coverage of the latest coronavirus (COVID-19) update for today Wednesday, March 25th, 2020, on Concise News.
Nigeria’s Coronavirus Cases Rise
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 44 coronavirus cases in Africa’s most populous country following the recording of two new cases in Abuja and Bauchi.
While the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, tested positive for coronavirus after visiting Germany, the Governor of Bauchi, Bala Mohammed, was diagnosed with the COVID-19 after meeting the infected son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
Governor Sanwo-Olu Shuts Down Lagos Markets
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state has ordered the shut down of markets apart from those where food and medical items are sold.
The governor gave the directive at a press conference on the COVID-19 situation in the state on Tuesday.
He said Lagos could not afford a total lockdown because of the economic implication but measures needed to be put in place to check the spread of the virus.
Yemi Osinbajo: Nigeria’s Vice President In Self-Isolation Over COVID-19
Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, is observing self-isolation due to the spread of the new coronavirus in the country, his spokesman, Laolu Akande, said Tuesday.
