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# Nigeria confirms first case of coronavirus - health ministry

> Feb 28 (Reuters) - Nigeria's health ministry said on Friday it has confirmed a coronavirus case in Lagos state.

By Reuters · Published 28 February 2020, 07:03 SAST

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"The case which was confirmed on 27/02/2020 is the first case to be reported in Nigeria since the beginning of the outbreak in China in January 2020," the health ministry said http://bit.ly/2HZQrO0 in a post on Twitter. (Reporting by Rama Venkat in Bengaluru; Editing by Himani Sarkar)

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