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.

"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)