President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the recent confirmation of a case of coronavirus, Covid-19, infection in Lagos, Nigeria.
He spoke against the background of the recording of the case in the country despite “ardent efforts of the government regarding preparedness and response measures put in place in our country’s borders and beyond.”
The president, however, commended the Federal Ministry of Health and other relevant agencies whose diligence and efficiency enabled the case to be detected, diagnosed and isolated quickly, even while swift measures were taken to identify and follow up on those with whom the index patient came into contact.
The president commened the responses of the Federal Ministry of Health and Governments of Lagos and Ogun states as well as other relevant agencies to the reported incident and calls for vigilance on the part of all citizens and responsible government agencies.
President Buhari urged Nigerians not to panic about the news of the first case of Covid-19 in Nigeria as “undue alarm would do more harm than good.”
Instead, he said, Nigerians should strictly observe the advisories disseminated by the Ministry of Health, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and the World Health Organisation, WHO, on the best way to prevent infection.
The information, he said, was being broadcast in all available media by the Federal Ministry of Information.
