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Coronavirus [PHOTO CREDIT: FDA] Related News Amidst coronavirus crisis, Abuja doctors begin strike Coronavirus: Nigeria confirms three new cases, total now 25 Nigeria launches ‘microsite’ for coronavirus updates Nigerian with coronavirus in U.S. likely got it outside - NCDC Coronavirus: Abuja records fourth confirmed case The federal government on Sunday said the confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria now stands at 30, with three fresh cases discovered in Lagos. The new cases were confirmed by the  Nigerian Centre for Disease Control  (NCDC), on Sunday evening. “Three new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in  Lagos , Nigeria. 2 cases are returning travellers and 1 is a contact of a confirmed case.” “As at 05:28 pm on the 22nd of March, there are 30 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria. 2 have been discharged with no deaths,”  NCDC  tweeted. The Lagos State Ministry of Health earlier gave an update on the new cases, sayin...

• Japan’s minister speaks Japan’s Olympic minister says the Tokyo 2020 Games could be postponed from the summer until later in the year amid fears over the coronavirus outbreak. In a response to a question in Japan’s parliament, Seiko Hashimoto said Tokyo’s contract with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) “calls for the Games to be held within 2020”.She added that “could be interpreted as allowing a postponement”. The Games are due to be held from 24 July to 9 August. “We are doing all we can to ensure that the Games go ahead as planned,” Hashimoto added. IOC president Thomas Bach said last week that the organisation is “fully committed” to hosting the event as scheduled. Under the hosting agreement the right to cancel the Games remains with the IOC. A number of high-profile sporting events have already been cancelled or postponed as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, including the 2020 World Athletics Indoor Athletics Championships and the Chinese Grand Prix...

KEY POINTS Amazon confirmed that an employee who works in its "Amazon Brazil" office in downtown Seattle, Washington, has tested positive for the coronavirus. Washington state has seen the largest surge of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., including several cases at a nursing facility. Amazon Brazil offices in Seattle, WA. Google Earth Amazon  on Tuesday said an employee who works in one of its Seattle, Washington, offices tested positive for the  coronavirus . " We're supporting the affected employee who is in quarantine," the company told CNBC. "The employee is based out of Amazon's Brazil office building in Seattle, WA." The office is in downtown Seattle on 9th Avenue, according to a search on Google Maps. It is not Amazon's headquarters office, which is located on 7th Avenue. Amazon notified employees of the update in a memo, saying, "The employee went home feeling unwell on Tuesday, February 25 and has not entered ...

Lagos, Nigeria(CNN) The head of Nigeria's National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country is more than capable of dealing with coronavirus as Africa's most populous nation records its first case. "Nigeria is ready," Chikwe Ihekweazu said. "We successfully managed Ebola and we manage outbreaks all the time and are currently managing Lassa fever. We have a strong team that is used to doing this." An Italian citizen who traveled to Lagos, Nigeria's economic nerve center, became the first confirmed case of coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa, the country's Health Ministry reported earlier. Chikwe Ihekweazu is the head of Nigeria's National Centre for Disease Control. Ihekweazu told CNN the Italian patient who arrived in the country with the virus is currently stable and "has mild to moderate symptoms." "We are very hopeful for his full recovery," said Ihekweazu, an epidemiologist who was appointed CEO of ...