Tension In Lagos As First Case Of Coronavirus Confirmed

FILE PHOTO: An official monitors thermal scanners as a passenger walks past upon arrival of a flight into Lagos, Nigeria January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

(Reuters) - Nigeria’s health ministry said on Friday it has confirmed a coronavirus case in Lagos state.

"The case which was confirmed on 27/02/2020 is the first case to be reported in Nigeria since the beginning of the outbreak in China in January 2020," the health ministry said bit.ly/2HZQrO0 in a post on Twitter.