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Nigeria confirms first coronavirus case
The first case of the coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa has been confirmed in Nigeria.
Nigeria announces a case of the new coronavirus, making it the first in sub-Saharan Africa, and the third to be confirmed on the continent.
Plus we hear from a student in the Chinese city of Wuhan, who has been in lockdown for nearly a month because of the outbreak.
And Resident President Olushambles decides to follow Lagos' example and impose his own motor-bike ban.
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