60 Ukraine returnees test positive for Covid-19

60 out of the 1,229 Nigerians who have arrived from Ukraine, have tested positive for COVID-19.

The 60 were among the 62 cases announced for the FCT Abuja by the NCDC on Wednesday.

In a tweet on Friday, NIDCOM chairman Abike Dabiri-Erewa said the 60 were returnees from Ukraine.

She made the disclosure when a Nigerian asked whether the returnees were being tested.

“Yes. NCDC conducts free tests at the Airport. @NCDCgov announced yesterday that 60 have tested positive”, she said.

Dabiri-Erewa also disclosed that the returnees were being given free SMS by MTN, pre-loaded with N5,000 credit.

She made the disclosures as another batch of 123 Ukraine-based Nigerians, landed in Abuja.