Covid-19 variant: Nigeria variant no dey similar to UK own - NCDC
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) say di new variant of Covid-19 wey dem find for Nigeria no dey similar to di ones for UK and South Africa.
Di oga pata-pata of di agency, Chigwe Ihekweazu say dem find di new variant of di virus during sequencing of di virus by di Africa Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID), for Redeemers University in Ede, Osun State. Ihekweazu confam dis informate for di weekly briefing of di Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19 on Thursday. E tok say dem go do extra investigate wit di new sample wey dem di collect to know weda dis one dey cause di increase in di cases for di kontri. Di new variant of virus for UK and South Africa don dey cause panic for di world as some kontris don ban travel to pipo dey come from di UK or South Africa. For South Africa, dem still dey check weda di new strain dey increase infection rate but dem know say e dey infect young pipo pass. Di new coronavirus wey dem find for South Africa dey cause increase in cases for di kontri "For virus to mutate or change e form and shape no be new thing." na wetin Ihekweazu tok but e add say dem go do more tests to see weda di new variant fit dey make for higher number of cases for Nigeria. New travel Guideline for UK, South Africa Passengers Di National Coordinator of di PTF, Sani Aliyu for di Thursday briefing drop new guidelines for passengers wey dey ravel from UK and South Africa come Nigeria. E cut warning give pipo wey dey do fake Covid-19 test result say, if dem catch dem, dem go seize dia travel documents.