Audu, who posted this on his Facebook page, said that the affected persons had visited COVID-19 high risk countries in the last one month.

According to Audu, five of them are in isolation in Lokoja, while the remaining two are in Okene and Ajaokuta.

He enjoined anyone, who just returned from any of high risk countries, to contact the ministry for necessary action in order to prevent the escalation of the virus.