Indian COVID-19 Strain Surfaces In Nigeria, Diseases Centre Alerts NCDC

The COVID-19 strain, which is currently ravaging India, has been found in Nigeria. The strain was detected by the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases in the Redeemers University, Ede, Osun State nearly three weeks ago and has been communicated to the Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control (NCDC). The detection had been listed on GISAID, a global science initiative that provided open access to genomic data of influenza viruses. Observations showed that the strain had not shown the same kind of viciousness displayed in India where 400,000 persons were infected daily and 157 died per hour.