Coronavirus: Nigerian government advises all Abuja, Lagos residents to stay at home

Nigerian Government has advised residents of Abuja and Lagos, the two cities which are hardest hit by coronavirus, to stay at home “until further advice is given”.

Nigeria currently has 36 confirmed cases of the virus but two of those have recovered and have been discharged. Lagos State has 25 cases while Abuja 6.

One death has so far been recorded. The virus has infected over 361, 510 persons worldwide, killing, at least, 16, 146 according to an AFP tally on Monday evening.

Italy, which recorded its first coronavirus death in February, now has more fatalities than China with 6,077, as well as having 63,927 declared infections with 7,432 recoveries.

The move to lock down two of Nigeria’s most important cities – Lagos is its economic capital and Abuja its administrative and political centre – came after President Muhammadu Buhari was criticised for not providing the leadership to the country in time of crisis.

The Presidency asked all citizens to respect the “advisory and…measures put in place to curtail the spread of #COVID19.”