FG Has Spoken On Imposing Total Lockdown Next Week Over COVID-19 Surge In Nigeria.
Nationnewslead reports that President Buhari led Federal Government through the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has debunked rumours of an impending total lockdown next Week Over COVID-19 Surge In Nigeria.
This online news platform assembled that this followed a circulation of a WhatsApp broadcast on social media on Thursday alleging of impending lockdown by FG.
Reacting to the claims, PTF National Coordinator, Dr Sani Aliyu, insists the federal government was aware of the economic implication of a fresh lockdown.
He said; “We are aware of a fake message on WhatsApp that we’ve declared a lockdown in the country. This is absolutely not true. I call on the Nigerian public to please ignore this message and continue with normal activities.
“I’m also calling on the public to abide by the non-pharmaceutical interventions including wearing of face masks in the public, washing of hands and maintaining physical distancing.
“There is an established way that we send our messages to the public including declarations when it comes to infection control. So, please ignore what is being gone round on WhatsApp.”
Recall that the Nigerian government has already confirmed that schools will still reopen nationwide from Monday, January 18, Read Full Details Here.
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