The Port Health Services of the Federal Ministry of Health as stated that the nation’s ports are all on red alert following the spread of the deadly Coronavirus from China to other countries in the world. It would be recalled that the virus has been detected in Cote d’Ivoire, one of Nigeria’s neighbour in the Gulf Of Guinea (GoG). According to a text message from Mr Adeboyejo who is attached to the Port Harcourt port in Rivers State, “For now, we are on red alert. “One such suspected case arriving Abidjan airport recently was immediately detected and isolated and tests are now being performed to confirm whether this is a case of coronavirus or not. The first case was reported in Wuhan Province of China in December 2019 and confirmed to be Coronavirus on 7 January 2020.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 28, 2020 17:26 UTC