By David Royal
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has debunked in its entirety, a tv screen image circulating of “472 confirmed cases” being attributed to COVID-19.
The centre in a tweet on Monday explained that the figures in the image being circulated are reported cases of Lassa fever in the country and not for COVID-19.
“NCDC is aware of tv screen image circulating of “472 confirmed cases” being attributed to #COVID19 NCDC is currently managing a national #Lassafever outbreak. The figures which appear are reported cases of #Lassafever as at February”.
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NCDC is a aware of tv screen image circulating of “472 confirmed cases” being attributed to #COVID19
NCDC is currently managing a national #Lassafever outbreak. The figures which appear are reported cases of #Lassafever as at February
Lassa fever sitreps:https://t.co/bJgujjVUGH pic.twitter.com/pqdYw2ry9c
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 23, 2020
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