The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) declared yesterday that Nigeria is not at risk yet of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection, which has left thousands of people, especially children, hospitalised in China. 

Reports indicate that the new respiratory virus outbreak, coming five years after the emergence of a novel coronavirus – COVID-19 – in Wuhan, has prompted the Federal Government to activate surveillance measures for inbound passengers from China following the current surge of the virus.

The centre, apart from its advisory, also introduced COVID-19-like protocols at the airports and borders, including comprehensive situation analysis at Points of Entry (PoEs); development of an HMPV Entry Implementation Protocol as approved by the Health Minister Prof. Ali Pate and the identification of quarantine facilities for managing suspected or confirmed cases, all in a bid to curb the spread of the virus.

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