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COVID-19: Nigeria records 29 cases of variant found in UK – NCDC
The B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant was first detected in the United Kingdom and has since spread to other parts of the ...
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The B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant was first detected in the United Kingdom and has since spread to other parts of the ...
![Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) [PHOTO: NCDC]](https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2020/04/Chikwe-Ihekweazu.jpg?resize=350%2C250&ssl=1)
“It’s important to test, to manage the outbreak and plan for vaccination"
Global figure of coronavirus deaths was 1, 524, 457 as of Saturday morning
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Nigeria recorded 667 cases in the last 48 hours, the highest since August.
![Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) [PHOTO: PMNEWS]](https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2020/04/Dr-Chikwe-Ihekweazu-DG-NCDC-1-e1588011993972.jpg?resize=350%2C250&ssl=1)
Nigeria has one of the worst testing coverages in Africa and anywhere in the world according to worldometers.info.
”Sometimes in life, you have to be honest with yourself," the NCDC chief said.