Six new cases of coronavirus and adding up to 190 confrmed cases in Nigeria . The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on Friday.
NCDC tweeted , “ Six new cases of COVID - 19 have been reported in Osun State , Nigeria . “ As of 11:00 am on 3rd of April , there are 190 confirmed cases of COVID - 19 reported in Nigeria . 20 have been discharged with two deaths.
Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun on Thursday signed the Disease (Emergency Prevention) Regulations 2020 law in a bid to enforce the lockdown order to curtail the spread of the coronavirus in the state .
Oyetola, while signing the law, said he made the sit- at - home and state ’s lockdown order in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria , 1999 (as amended) and other relevant provisions of the State of Osun Public Health Law .
The governor said the law was aimed at preventing and curtailing the spread of coronavirus anywhere within the territory of Osun .
Oyetola said following the signing of the law, anybody who violates the sit - at- home order would be sentenced to six- month imprisonment or with an option of fine upon conviction.
“ Currently , Lagos has 91 cases ; Abuja - 35; Osun - 20; Oyo- eight ; Akwa Ibom- five; Ogun, Edo and Kaduna four cases each , Bauchi three; Enugu and Ekiti two cases each , Rivers – one ; and Benue – one case .” Osun State Government had on Thursday announced that six more Ivory Coast returnees tested positive for coronavirus .
“ Currently , Lagos has 91 cases ; Abuja - 35; Osun - 20; Oyo- eight ; Akwa Ibom- five; Ogun, Edo and Kaduna four cases each , Bauchi three; Enugu and Ekiti two cases each , Rivers – one ; and Benue – one case .” Osun State Government had on Thursday announced that six more Ivory Coast returnees tested positive for coronavirus .
