Boss Mustapha, Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on
COVID-19 has said that Nigerians should anticipate a second wave of the
coronavirus pandemic.
He mentioned this in a task force briefing of the taskforce
in Abuja on Monday.
“We wish to reiterate that federating units have the
responsibility of determining the dates and modalities for the safe reopening,
while the Federal Government provides the guidelines.”
Mustapha, who is also the Secretary to the Government of the
Federation (SGF), said that the picture across the world on COVID-19 pandemic
showed that Nigerians should not lower their guards.
“The PTF is glad that the economy is opening up the more but
warns that as we continue to study developments in Europe and other parts of
the world, no nation can be said to be immune to a possible second wave if the
guidelines and protocols are not adhered to strictly.
“Nigerians need to anticipate this and prepare. Our hope and
prayers are that it shall never happen.
“For our proper information and guidance, the picture from
around the world can be summarised as follows:
“Over the last few days, global cases crossed the 37 million
mark. In the UK, cases have been on the increase, and the 5th highest number of
daily cases was recorded on Sunday, Oct. 11th with 12,872 cases.
“Similarly, Brazil’s caseload has also continued to increase
with the registration of a daily caseload of over 65,000 on the October 11,” he
said.
The chairman added that on the African continent, 8,987
cases were reported from 34 countries in the last 24 hours.
This, he said, had led to a cumulative total case count of
1,587,276, including 38,167 deaths, with the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) standing
at 2.4 per cent.
He said that Nigeria maintains the 5th position (60,266) in
the highest cumulative cases after South Africa, Morocco, Egypt, and Ethiopia.
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