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Delta variant: Over 10,000 inbound travellers shun COVID-19 test, isolation


Delta variant: Over 10,000 inbound travellers shun COVID-19 test, isolation
The Punch
Published 25 July 2021
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Over 10,000 inbound travellers from overseas have shunned the compulsory COVID-19 testing and isolation after arriving in Nigeria,
Sunday PUNCH can report.
This came as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control data showed that the number of confirmed cases had risen to 170,623 and 2,131 deaths as of Saturday, July 24, 2021.
Sunday PUNCH analysis showed that over 10,000 travellers failed to show up for testing or to isolate after arriving in the country through the two main air gateways, the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. ....

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COVID-19: Lagos, FCT shut seven treatment centres


COVID-19: Lagos, FCT shut seven treatment centres
Eniola Akinkuotu, Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis, Tunde  Ajaja, Alexander Okere, Wale Oyewale and Daud Olatunji
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The two cities most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic – Lagos and Abuja – have begun shutting down isolation centres as Nigerians snub the medical facilities,
Saturday PUNCH has learnt.
One of our correspondents in Abuja was informed that the National Hospital had discharged its last patient while the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, which attend to most severe cases, had about four patients as opposed to the average of 30 severe patients it used to have. ....

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Fear as many young Nigerians contract Covid-19


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As fear spreads across the country over the spike in COVID-19 cases, experts are worried that most of the new cases are being recorded among the youths, hitherto perceived as the ‘safest’ group.
According to the Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the growing infections among youths may eventually escalate the second wave of the virus.
Dr Ihekweazu said while most states have recorded an increase, the majority of which are in Lagos State, Kaduna State and the Federal Capital Territory, the sudden increase among the youths occurs more among those between ages 21 and 30 years. ....

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