Experts Worry As 221 Inbound Passengers Test Positive In Three Weeks
About 221 out of the 11,671 international inbound passengers tested positive for COVID-19 in three weeks.
Also, the rate of recovery among those infected with the virus dropped by 69.77 per cent within one week.
Virologists described the figures as disturbing.
They particularly expressed concern about the sharp increase in the rate of COVID-19 positive cases among passengers coming into Nigeria.
The virologists, therefore, urged the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control to release more details about infections and the Delta variant.
They said the release of the details would go a long way in enlightening the public while drawing attention to the need to take non-pharmaceutical preventive measures more seriously.
A report contained on the NCDC website revealed that the number of inbound passengers who tested positive had spiked.
A back date to epidemic week 26(June 28 to July 4) revealed that only 14 out of the inbound passengers to Nigeria tested positive for COVID-19.
It was also discovered that week 27 (July 5 to July 11), the figures rose drastically as 81 passengers who presented themselves for testing and isolation tested positive.
The data also revealed that in week 28 (July 12 to July 18), no fewer than 107 inbound passengers tested positive making a total of 221 passengers in three weeks. This is against a total of 54 positive passengers in the last month.
A total of 11, 671 inbound passengers submitted themselves for testing during the period under review.
