05/04/20
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DANIELS G. O
PRESS RELEASE
A positive case of corona virus was said to have been confirmed by the NCDC at the NNPC Estate in Abuja causing panic amongst Residents .
All residents of the affected apartment have been moved out and now in Isolation.
Officials of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control have also disinfected the flat and adjoining areas to eliminate the chances of community spread.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has however advised residents living in the NNPC Estate in the Garki Area of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT to remain calm.
The Corporation said it was aware of all the actions taken by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to tackle the singular case, which for now, has remained in isolation.
The corporation explained in a press release that the said case, involving a non-member of staff of the corporation, had to do with the individual who had just returned from the United Kingdom and developed symptoms of the decease.
The Estate Residents have been charged to ensure strict adherence to all NCDC prescribed safety measures designed to tackle the COVID-19 Global pandemic.