COVID-19: 684 Nigerian Returnees Test Positive To Coronavirus – Boss Mustapha

the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and chairman of the PTF, Mr Boss Mustapha has revealed  that six hundred and eighty-four Nigerian returnees  has tested positive to the deadly COVID-19.

Speaking during the daily briefing of the Task Force on Thursday in Abuja. Boss Mustapha stated that 684 Nigerian returnees were part of 13,844 Nigerian returnees tested from the 14,906 persons evacuated so far.

“It may interest you to note that of the 14,906 evacuees received during this COVID-19 pandemic, close to 80 per cent are youths for which we are glad that only 684 tested positive to the Coronavirus out of the 13,844 so far tested.

“In the coming days, we hope to receive more evacuees from different parts of the world,” Mustapha said.

Meanwhile, the SGF also noted that for the report of August 12, 2020; Nigeria recorded no death from COVID-19 complications.

Speaking on the fewer numbers of confirmed cases in the last two weeks, the PTF chairman noted that as Nigeria have done before, fewer numbers of confirmed cases had been recorded in the last two weeks.

” This should never be misconstrued as victory over the virus. There is still a serious battle to be fought ahead of us as a people and as a country. It is, important, therefore, that we continue to build on our successes and not do anything to detract from them.