The Nigeria Ports
Authority (NPA) says it has not recorded any coronavirus case.
The authority said
this in reaction to an announcement made by the Nigeria Centre for Disease
Control (NCDC) on Thursday.
The NCDC had
announced that the country recorded 14 new coronavirus cases bringing the toll
to 65.
“Of the 14, 6 were
detected on a vessel, 3 are returning travellers into Nigeria and 1 is close
contact of a confirmed case,” the centre had tweeted.
But in a series of
tweets, the NPA said it has not recorded any case of the virus.
The authority asked
the centre to avail it with information of the vessel and names of passengers
on board so it could verify and keep proper records.
“Hello @NCDCgov. In
respect to the 6 new cases that “were detected on a vessel” in Lagos, the
Authority in collaboration with Port Health has not recorded any confirmed
cases to date,” the authority said in a tweet midnight Thursday.
“@NCDCgov To enable
verification and proper record keeping, kindly avail us with specific details
on the name of the Vessel the passengers were on board, and the Terminal or
Jetty where they berthed. #CovidNGR #COVID19.”
Hello @NCDCgov. In respect to the 6 new cases that “were detected on a vessel” in Lagos, the Authority in collaboration with Port Health has not recorded any confirmed cases to date. https://t.co/Egi6pdrWeK— Nigerian Ports (@nigerianports) March 26, 2020
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