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With the current spike in COVID-19 cases in the country, the Federal Government may consider the option of imposing a fresh lockdown for the second time.
The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu, stated this during the PTF briefing in Abuja, on Thursday.
“If these numbers continue to go up and we start having significant deaths, we will have no option. If we do not want to lock down, now is the time to make sure that we follow the non-pharmaceutical interventions,” Aliyu said urging Nigerians to take COVID-19 safety guidelines seriously.
Also at the briefing, the PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha said the increase in the number of infections daily is worrying and calls for concern.
“The Presidential Task Force is very concerned about the increasing daily numbers that we are recording.
“On 6th of January 2021, we recorded 1,664 infections. This is yet another all-time high in Nigerian and we must all take full responsibility through compliance and vigilance,” the SGF said.
The Federal Government had in March 2020 imposed locked down in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja as well as Lagos and Ogun States with interstate border restrictions as part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic.
