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| Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha |
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 officially announced a second virus wave in Nigeria on Thursday.
During the daily media briefing, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, confirmed this.
Mustapha, who himself tested positive, was represented by Hadi Sirika, the Aviation Minister.
Nigeria has reached the second phase of diseases, according to him and stands at risk of losing income from the hard work of the last nine months.
Mustapha said the PTF believes that “if we do the right things, adhere to the Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) and step up our testing and detection, loss of lives will be minimized and the rising curve will begin to flatten out.”
According to him, while the country in the last two weeks, on the one hand, received cheering news of the COVID-19 vaccine on the other hand, “we have witnessed spikes in the number of infections at home and abroad. The real threat is upon humanity and the progress made in the global health sector in the last five decades or more.”
He said Nigeria’s cumulative numbers in the last weeks of 49-51 showed: “Week 49 – 1,843; Week 50 – 3,918 and Week 51 (Mon-Wed): 1,889.
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