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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported a significant decrease in confirmed COVID-19 cases in the last three weeks, with the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria decreasing by 52.6% and the number of deaths decreasing by 26.9%. However, hospitalisation increased by 21.5%. The data from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) showed that 13,769,415 of the total eligible persons were reached with the first dose and 5,199,824 with the second dose. The NCDC has also made repeat tests compulsory for returnees to the country during the first and subsequent waves of the pandemic.