Boss Mustapha, health minister test negative for coronavirus

Boss Mustapha
Boss Mustapha

Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha; Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire; and the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mashi Abdulaziz Mashi, have tested negative to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Ehanire disclosed this while addressing a news conference on Thursday in Abuja.

Lagos State still has the highest number of confirmed cases with 32.

Abuja has 10 cases, Ogun has three, while Ekiti, Oyo, Edo, Bauchi, Osun and Rivers have one each.

Most of the cases reported are of travellers who just returned to the country.

Other victims are people who have come in contact with infected persons.