The Chairman of the Presidential
Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, on Wednesday, attributed the low figures
recorded in the areas of testing and confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the past
few days to the public holiday declared to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir.
He also identified fatigue on the
part of workers as part of the factors responsible for the low figures.
Mustapha, who is also the
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, stated this in an interview with
State House correspondents after he led members of the task force to present
its interim report to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), at
the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Mustapha said the President was
happy with the report presented and that he commended members of the task force
for their efforts in creating awareness on the virus.
The PTF during a briefing on Monday, July 27, announced the extension of the current
phase two of eased lockdown.
With the extension, the phase
which was initially scheduled to end on July 29, will now end Thursday, August
6.
Briefing newsmen on Wednesday,
the SGF said the PTF would release fresh directives tomorrow once the President
endorses its recommendations.
“As for the content of the
report, it will be premature for me to talk about it because we submitted a
report, we have submitted recommendations and so we have to leave for Mr
President to take a decision.
“By the time I receive his
approvals, non-approvals on the recommendations we have made, we will be able
to speak to the Nigerian people tomorrow (Thursday),” he explained.
The SGF added, “If you noticed,
as we celebrated those discharges, there has also been a decrease in the
testing.
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