President Muhammadu Buhari has
approved the third phase of the National Response on COVID-19 pandemic outbreak
in the country.
The Secretary to the Government
of the Federation and chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF), on
COVID-19, Mr. Boss Mustapha, announced the president’s approval during the PTF
daily briefing on Thursday in Abuja.
Speaking on the outcome of the
meeting between the committee and the President, Mustapha said “Nigerians will
all recall that at the onset of the eased lockdown, the PTF drafted a
three-phase strategy of easing the restrictions, ahead of a full reopening of
the society and economy.
“In determining what phase of the
strategy to move to, the PTF tried to balance the public health and economic
considerations alongside data analysis.
“The PTF believes that while
Nigeria is not ready for a full reopening of the economy, there has been
sufficient progress to warrant significant further relaxation of the
restrictions applied.
“Based on the foregoing, the PTF
today submitted its 7th Interim Report to Mr. President for his consideration
and approval.
“The main thrust of the
recommendation is that Nigeria advances to the third phase of eased
restrictions with further amendments, to address economic, socio-political and
health concerns.
“This will last until a time when
the epidemic is sufficiently controlled in Nigeria.
“Accordingly, Mr. President has
considered and approved the following: Transition into the Third Phase of the
National Response to COVID-19 for a period of four weeks with effect from 12.01
am on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in line with amendments to address economic,
socio-political and health considerations reflected in the implementation
guidelines.”
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