The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed confidence
that COVID-19 would soon be a thing of the past in the country as two vaccines
under trial have more than 90 per cent efficacy to end the disease.
Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the
Federation and chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, stated this
on Tuesday during an event held in Abuja to commemorate the 2020 World AIDS Day
with the theme, ‘Global Solidarity, Shared Responsibility.’
Mustapha also urged Nigerians to take necessary precautions
to avoid being infected with the coronavirus.
“As Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, we
have consciously taken steps to ensure that as a country our citizens do the
needful to avoid being infected or infecting others with COVID-19 and with two
vaccines under trial potentially having more than 90 per cent efficacy, I
believe that ultimately there will be light at the end of the tunnel,” Mustapha
said.
He added, “drawing from this, it is also very apt that
Nigeria has chosen a theme: “United to end AIDS in the midst of COVID – 19: Get
tested”.
“Nigeria as a country aligned fully with the global
solidarity and shared responsibility, which requires us to view global health
responses, including the AIDS response, in a new way.”
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on
Tuesday night announced 281 new cases of COVID-19 in the country.
The 281 new infections take the number of cases in the
country to 67,838.
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