Nigeria, April 22 -- The Government of Cross River State has reported an occurrence of COVID-19 in the state, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.

Henry Ayuk, the state's Commissioner for Health, made the announcement at a news conference on Tuesday in Calabar.

According to him, the fresh case involved a Chinese national, who worked with Lafarge and flew into the country on 17 March, before taking ill.

The commissioner stated that the Chinese' case became worse at the medical facility of his office and had to be taken to the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH).

He explained that at the UCTH, his samples were taken and all protocols followed; it was subsequently confirmed that he had symptoms of COVID-19.

"We are, however, h...