A screenshot of a false Coronavirus report shown on Channels Television showing the current confirmed Covid-19 report as 417 has just been debunked by the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC).
NCDC is a aware of tv screen image circulating of “472 confirmed cases” being attributed to #COVID19
NCDC is currently managing a national #Lassafever outbreak. The figures which appear are reported cases of #Lassafever as at February
Lassa fever sitreps”
According to the NCDC, the report is that of the Lassa fever case in the country, and not the novel coronavirus.
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