- Nigeria's minister of health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has given updates on the status of the coronavirus patient in Lagos

- Dr Ehanire said the Italian patient will soon be discharged

- Recall that the two men declared wanted for having contact with the index coronavirus case had been found


Nigeria's minister of health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, reportedly says that the Italian man who tested positive to coronavirus in Lagos will be discharged soon.

Channels TV reports that the minister gave the update during a conference on Thursday, March 12, in Abuja during a conference with the diplomatic community.

Legit.ng gathers that the conference was organised to examine measures being taken by the federal government to tackle the spread of Covid-19 in Nigeria.

The health minister stressed that there are only two confirmed cases in Nigeria as of now; that is, the index case and the second who was a primary contact of the index case.

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Lagos state government said the two men declared wanted for having contact with Nigeria’s index coronavirus case had been found.