[BREAKING NEWS] 72 Nigerians Tested Positive For Coronavirus In Guangzhou – China Writes FG

An authority political archive has risen indicating that the Chinese Government definite how 72 Nigerians tried positive for COVID-19 in Guangzhou, China.

The report, REF. No. SWZ [2020] 0128, dated April 22, 2020 by the Foreign Affairs Office, Guangzhou Municipal People's Government, sketched out the profile of the cases and exhorted Nigerians inhabitant in China to consent to the law of their hosts in controlling the pandemic.

The PUNCH had distributed a story on Thursday, April 23, 2020, 'Departure: 72 Nigerians, 111 different Africans in China test positive', which a few Nigerians have mounted an offensive battle against, guaranteeing that the story was bogus.

A few Nigerians, particularly the individuals who professed to be occupant in China, had blamed The PUNCH for purposeful publicity and spreading misrepresentation, saying no Nigerian had tried positive for the infection in China.

The official correspondence between the two nations has, notwithstanding, approved The PUNCH story that the Chinese Government really composed its Nigerian partner, advising the Federal Government regarding its amazing discoveries among Africans in Guangzhou.

The report, which was kept in touch with the Consulate General of Nigeria in Guangzhou, read to some extent,

“The Foreign Affairs Office of Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government presents its compliments to the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Guangzhou and has the honour to summarise the current situation of Nigeria citizens in Guangzhou concerning the COVID-19 pandemic:

“According to the data reported on 21st April, 2020 by the Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission, among Nigerian citizens in Guangzhou, there are 16 confirmed cases, 56 cases have been tested positive and 65 cases of close contact.”

The letter added, “We hereby kindly request the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Guangzhou to urge Nigerian citizens in China to comply with the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Prevention and Treatment of Infections Diseases, Law of Frontier Health and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China, Public Health Emergency Regulations, etc.,support and cooperate with the Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government for any work related to the prevention and control of COVID-19.

“Also, remind them to carry out self-protection, reduce outdoor activities, avoid going to crowded areas; do not organise or participate in mass gathering.