5 new cases have been reported in Nigeria from people that came into Nigeria from the UK and US. The Federal Ministry of Health announced today, 4 of the cases were Nigerians including a six-week-old baby , the 5th was a foreigner who came into the country by land.

According the the Federal Ministry of Health, “Of the 5 new positive cases 3 arrived from the United States, while 2 came in from the United Kingdom. We are still collating information on the travellers; 2 of the 3 from the US are Nigerian, a mother and child, making the 6 week old baby the youngest COVID-19 patient we have, and the 3rd is an American national, who crossed the land border and becomes the first COVID-19 case not arriving by air. The 2 cases from the UK are Nigerians.”