The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, says Nigeria is yet to reach the “peak” of COVID-19 infections.
The
chairmen of PTF and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF)
Mr Boss Mustapha, disclosed this at the COVID-19 daily news conference
on Monday in Abuja.
He said it was necessary to restate to the
citizenry, that Nigeria had not reached the peak of confirmed cases,
adding that the battle against COVID-19 was a long term battle.l
He
urged Nigerian to pursue a strategy that would aid the sustainable
control of the spread of the disease, stressing that risk communications
and community engagement should remain top priority.
He added
that precision approached to containment and management should be
adopted based on the overall assessment, including available data on the
public health considerations and resultant economic impacts.
According
to him, the PTF is of the opinion that Nigeria is ready to allow
science and data determine her cautious advancement into the second
phase of the eased lockdown for a period of four weeks.
“It is
the consideration of the PTF that while Nigeria’s confirmed cases have
increased in the period under review, the following factors should
inspire confidence in the response
“Majority of the confirmed
cases are in a handful of local government areas in the country as 20
out of the 774 LGAs nationwide account for 60 per cent of the cases,” he
said.
He said there was an opportunity to concentrate efforts in
the high-burden areas, adding that the federal agencies and state
governments were working together on the promotion and utilisation of
guidelines on case management.
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