Nigeria: Coronavirus - Nigeria Tests Over 2,000 People, Now Contact Tracing 6,000 Others

Nigeria has tested over 2,000 people for COVID-19, an official has said, with less than 10 per cent testing positive.

The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, also said the agency was working to track about 6,000 people who have been in contact with persons who tested positive to COVID-19.

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