2020 coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria
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2020 coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria
The first confirmed case of the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 in Nigeria was announced on 27 February 2020, when an Italian citizen in Lagos tested positive for the virus, caused by SARS-CoV-2.[1][2] On 9 March 2020, a second case of the virus was reported in Ewekoro, Ogun State, a Nigerian citizen who had contact with the Italian citizen.[3]
Background
On 28 January 2020, the Federal government of Nigeria assured citizens of the country of its readiness to strengthen surveillance at five international airports in the country to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The government announced the airports as Enugu, Lagos, Rivers, Kano and the FCT.[4] The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control also announced same day that they had already set up coronavirus group and was ready to activate its incident system if any case emerged in Nigeria.[5]
On 31 January 2020, following the developments of COVID-19 outbreak in mainland China and other countries worldwide, the federal government of Nigeria set up a Coronavirus Preparedness Group to mitigate the impact of the virus if it eventually spreads to the country.[6][7] On the same day, the World Health Organization listed Nigeria among other 13 African countries identified as high-risk for the spread of the virus.[8]
On 26 February 2020, a Chinese citizen presented himself to the Lagos State government on suspicion of being infected with coronavirus. He was admitted at Reddington Hospital and was released the following day after testing negative.[9]
Timeline
On 27 February, Nigeria confirmed its first case, an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria had returned on 25 February from Milan, Italy through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, fell ill on 26 February and was transferred to Lagos State Biosecurity Facilities for isolation and testing.[10][11][12][13][14]
On 9 March, the second case was confirmed, a Nigerian citizen in Ewekoro, Ogun State who had contact with the Italian citizen.[15][16][17]
On 13 March, Nigeria confirmed that the second case no longer had the virus in his system and thus tested negative.[18]
On 17 March, The Lagos State Ministry of health confirmed the third case, A 30-year-old Nigerian female citizen that returned on 13 March from the United Kingdom.[19]
On 18 March, Nigeria confirmed five new cases of the virus, four of the new cases were discovered in Lagos State, while one was discovered in Ekiti State.[20]
Reactions
Early March, the minister of health in Nigeria, Osagie Ehanire, announced that 60 persons who had contact with the index Italian patient were under isolation, 40 persons in Ogun State and 20 in Lagos State.[26]
On 1 March, four Chinese citizens were quarantined in Plateau State, they all tested negative the following day.[27][28]
On 3 March, the governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, disclosed that two foreign Nationals from an unnamed Asian country has tested negative to the virus.[29]
On 6 March, the Anambra State government announced that five Chinese citizens tested negative for the virus.[30] The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control also reported that a total of 219 primary and secondary contacts of the index case had been identified and were being actively monitored.[31]
On 9 March, the president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, established a Presidential Task Force for the control of the virus in the country.[32][33]
On 10 March, Turkish Airlines cancelled all their flights to Nigeria due to the virus outbreak.[34]
On 15 March, a woman in Enugu State displayed the symptoms of coronavirus, she tested negative the following day.[35]
On 17 March 2020, Nigeria postponed the 20th national sports festival that was supposed to hold in Benin City, Edo State from 22 March to 1 April.[36]
On 18 March, the management of the National Youth Service Corps suspended the 2020 Batch A stream one 21 days orientation exercise indefinitely. The orientation exercise commenced on 10 March and was expected to end on 30 March.[37] Later the same day, Nigeria also placed a travel ban on 13 countries with high cases of the virus, the countries are; United States, United Kingdom, South Korea, Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, China, Spain, Netherlands, Norway, Japan and Iran.[38] In Katsina State, a Nigerian citizen that returned from Malaysia displayed the symptoms of coronavirus, he tested negative the following day.[39][40] The Kano State government also confirmed that three persons tested negative for the virus in the state.[41]
Also on 18 March, the Lagos State government banned religious gatherings of over 50 worshippers for 30 days, Ogun State also banned any gathering of more than 50 people for 30 days.[42][43] The New Afrika Shrine also suspended all their programmes indefinitely.[44] Kwara State and Lagos State also announced the indefinite closure of their public and private schools, while Zamfara State, Sokoto State, Katsina State, Niger State, Kano State, Jigawa State, Kebbi State and Kaduna State also closed down their schools for 30 days from 23 March.[45][46][47] The Nigeria Football Federation also suspended all football activities for four weeks.[48]
On 19 March, Anambra State government announced the closure of their schools and suspension of public gatherings indefinitely, tertiary institutions to close from 20 March, while primary and secondary schools to close from 27 March.[49] The Ogun State government also extended their previous ban to schools and religious centres in the state indefinitely.[50] The Nigerian government also announced the closure of tertiary institutions, secondary and primary schools in the country.[51] Enugu State government also ordered the closure of all primary and secondary schools in the state from 27 March.[52]
On 20 March, Nigeria extended their travel ban to two more countries, Sweden and Austria.[53] Ekiti State government also banned social, political, religious and family gatherings of more than 20 persons. The state also ordered the closure of all their schools from 23 March.[54] Nigeria also announced the closure of their international airports, Enugu, Port Harcourt and Kano airports from 21 March.[55] The Rivers State government also announced the closure of all their schools and directed the restriction of all religious activities.[56] Osun State government also banned any public gatherings of more than 50 persons in the state with immediate effect, including schools, churches and mosques.[57]
On 21 March, Nasarawa State government confirmed that five persons tested negative for the virus in the state.[58] The Kebbi State government also announced the indefinite closure of all their primary and secondary schools.[59] The Nigerian Railway Corporation also announced the suspension of all passenger services from 23 March.[60] Lagos State government also reduced the number of their ban on religious and social gathering to no more than 20 people.[61] Nigeria also announced the closure of the remaining two international airports, Abuja and Lagos, from 23 March.[62] Osun State reviewed their previous ban on public gatherings of more than 50 persons and changed it to a complete ban, enforcing it on all public gatherings in the state under any banner or organisation.[63]
See also
- Coronavirus diseases, a group of closely related syndromes
- Li Wenliang, a doctor at Wuhan Central Hospital and first to describe the syndrome
- 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Ivory Coast
- 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Senegal
- 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Africa
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