Nigerian government has confirmed five new cases of the dreaded coronavirus (COVID-19).
The new confirmed cases bring the total number to 8, Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, said during a press briefing on Wednesday in Abuja.
ChannelsTV reports that three of the cases came from the United States of America, including a mother and child, while two others came from the UK.
One of the confirmed cases is a Nigerian, who came through the nation’s land border, while the other four cases are Lagos and one is from Ekiti.