Ademola Adeshina
Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Mr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, has said that the rise in the number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in the country is expected at the moment.
Speaking on Sunrise Daily on Channels Television, the NCDC boss added that the centre and ministry of health hope to use the 14 days shut down Lagos, Abuja and Ogun states by President Muhammadu Buhari to trace contacts of infected persons.
Speaking further, he said that the increase in the number of tests carried out will lead to an increase in the number of confirmed cases.
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According to him, the numbers will be on the rise for a while before the country can record a spiral downwards.
His words, “Most of our cases so far have been mild, we have been fairly lucky not to have too many severe cases.
“We have crossed the hundred mark and the reality is that there is a virus circulating in our midst and that’s why Mr President came up yesterday to speak to Nigerians. In the short term, we do expect the numbers to keep rising but we also expect that we would be able to get on top of this and that’s why some extra measures were needed.”
