Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire

Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire says that the Italian man, the index case of Coronavirus in Nigeria, will be discharged soon.

The Minister made this known on Thursday in Abuja during a conference with the diplomatic community about measures taken by the Federal Government to tackle the spread of Covid-19 in Nigeria

Dr Ehanire also re-iterated that there are only two confirmed cases in Nigeria as of now.

This according to him includes the index case and the second who was a primary contact of the index case.

Coronavirus outbreak has become a global threat with the World Health Organisation (WHO) describing it as a pandemic.

The pandemic has spread to 114 countries, infected more than 110,000 people and has killed more than 4,000. Majority of the casualties are people aged above 60 with underlying medical conditions.