Our CorrespondentsThe Lagos State Government said on Thursday it had reached an agreement with the China Embassy in Nigeria to quarantine all Chinese returning to Lagos from their country to prevent the outbreak of coronavirus. We’ve had a very serious and high-level discussion with the Chinese government through their embassy in Lagos. WHO declares emergencyMeanwhile, the World Health Organisation on Thursday declared as international emergency on coronavirus. Also, the New York Times on its website, 170 people have died of coronavirus since its outbreak with more than 7,834 cases confirmed. Among the countries of the world where we had Ebola, Nigeria was one of the countries that handled it well.

Source: Punch January 31, 2020 00:07 UTC