The federal government has warned states lifting lockdown, to weigh the consequences of their decisions.
On May 4, President Mohammadu Buhari relaxed a five-week lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja after residents complained of prolonged lockdown without palliative getting to many poor and vaulnerable owing to the Coronavirus pandemic.
In the last 48 hours, states like Borno, Ebonyi, Gombe and Adamawa have all lifted restrictions worsening the containment efforts and reversing the gains made to stop the virus in it’s track.
However, speaking on Friday at the daily briefing on the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, the chairman of the task force and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, called for caution saying…
“In providing leadership for the fight against this pandemic. Mr. President did encourage state governments to adapt national guidelines as suitable to their state and expects that such adaptation should be informed by empirical evidence of progress made,”
“The PTF, therefore, urges states that are lifting restrictions which allows for large congregation of people to weigh their consequences in relation to creating opportunities for more seeding of the virus ,thereby negating gains already made.”
The NCDC today reported 5,445 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria.
A total of 1,320 patients have been discharged, while 171 have died.
The PTF Chairman has asked Traditional and Religious institutions to lead in the efforts to stop community transmission of the Coronavirus as cases have continued to increase.
Over a hundred countries including Nigeria are in a research race for a vaccine against Covid-19.
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