The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has told
Nigerians to ignore rumours of fresh lockdown alert in circulation on social
media.
PTF National Coordinator, Dr Sani Aliyu, said this in a
short video released on Thursday.
The rumour started following the emergence of a purported
WhatsApp message from a member of the PTF, which claimed there will be a total
lockdown in Nigeria from next week.
But Aliyu has now insisted that 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 going round on WhatsApp.”
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A total lockdown again will do more harm on Nigeria economy than before. Is better we remove the agenda of lockdown and find a way out. Let our scientist go on serious research to find a drug for this disease.
ReplyDeleteA total lockdown again will do more harm on Nigeria economy than before. Is better we remove the agenda of lockdown and find a way out. Let our scientist go on serious research to find a drug for this disease.
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