Coronavirus: Don’t panic, instead improve personal hygiene – Gov Diri
By TVC News Nigeria
23 March 2020 |
3:17 pm
Bayelsa state governor, Douye Diri, has urged residents of the state not to panic over the outbreak of Coronavirus in some states in Nigeria.
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