10 Nigerians awaiting evacuation from UK test positive, infected persons have no symptoms – Commission

No fewer than 10 Nigerians, out of the 40 persons subjected to the mandatory COVID-19 test for those who registered in the United Kingdom to return home, have tested positive.



The results of the tests, which were released on Monday in London, indicated that the 10 individuals were asymptomatic, raising fears that they might have infected other people.

This was said to have sparked panic among the staff of the Nigerian High Commission in London and other Nigerians who heard about the development.

Saturday PUNCH had exclusively reported on April 11 that 2,000 Nigerians, mostly in the United States, the United Kingdom, China and the United Arab Emirates, had registered and indicated their intention to come home.

It was learnt that many of those who tested positive were not resident in the UK, but went to the European country for business and educational purposes... The spokesman for Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission,  Abdul-Rahman Balogun, confirmed the development, stating that those who tested positive had commenced treatment.

Via @punchnewspapers