WHO DG commends Nigeria’s handling of the deadly coronavirus

Tedros Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), has commended the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on how it is managing coronavirus in the country.

On his Twitter handle on Saturday, Ghebreyesus wrote that Nigeria was swift and transparent in sharing the sequence of the infection code-named COVID-19.

The WHO DG wrote: “Thank you @NCDCgov & the Government of #Nigeria for the swift & transparent way you have shared the #COVID19 sequence from the country’s first case. 

“This a true act of solidarity and an important step in stopping the #coronavirus from spreading further.”

Thank you @NCDCgov & the Government of #Nigeria for the swift & transparent way you have shared the #COVID19 sequence from the country's first case. This a true act of solidarity and an important step in stopping the #coronavirus from spreading further. https://t.co/6fv15oMDTm

— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) March 7, 2020

Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control @NCDCgov responded and acknowledged.

Thank you @DrTedros for recognising the collaborative efforts of Nigeria – @ProfAkinAbayomi of @LSMOH, @LawalSalako of @nimrnigeria, Prof Omilabu of @LUTHofficial, @christian_happi of @acegid_lab and our #NCDCTeam.

Still long journey ahead…. https://t.co/RAebI127lJ

— Chikwe Ihekweazu (@Chikwe_I) March 7, 2020