Following the announcement of the first case of coronavirus in Nigeria, the price of hygiene masks and hand sanitizer gels have skyrocketed compared to the price it was sold before
In a move to stay protected from the deadly covid-19 disease, the demand for face mask and hand sanitizers has been on the rise, and many pharmaceutical stores are selling at an over increased price, some are out of stock and some are reportedly hoarding the products for profit maximization
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Speaking with our correspondent, a Lagos resident that couldn’t get the product in stores called on the right authorities to look into the availability of these products to help contain the virus
The Ministry of Health in Lagos State confirmed its first case of COVID-19 on Thursday which incidentally is the first in Nigeria and in West Africa since the outbreak in China in January 2020,
Ogun State government has identified and quarantined. 28 people who had contact with the Italian victim of the disease and also shut down the firm, where the victim was discovered in Ewekoro.
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