The number of CoronaVirus Cases hit 4641, with 242 new cases. Nigeria’s new cases are spread across 13 states and FCT, the top three being 88 in Lagos, 64 in Kano and 49 in Katsina as at Monday. The number of discharged and deaths stood at 902 and 150 respectively.
Bauchi state governor Bala Mohammed has announced a 10-day lockdown on three areas that border Kano state in a bid to contain spike in COVID-19 cases.
He posted via his Twitter handle that the lockdown is necessary to curb rapid community transmission and allow for effective contact tracing and testing in the state.
Governor Mohammed said movement within and out of the local government areas is prohibited to allow health officials to work without interference.
SGF speaks on Madagascar donation
Secretary General of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, during a press briefing of the Presidential Task Force disclosed details about Madagascar’s donation of herbal cure to Nigeria via Guinea-Bissau.
“Madagascar has made allocations to various countries, and sent them to Guinea Bissau. Nigeria will make arrangements to freight her allocation from Guinea Bissau; this will be subjected to the same standard validation process for pharmaceuticals.
“Mr President has given instructions for the airlifting of Nigeria’s allocation of the Madagascar Covid-19 Syrup; also given clear instructions that it must be subjected to the standard validation process for pharmaceuticals; there will be no exceptions for this.”
“Nigeria has only one National Response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Where there are differing strategies in the implementation of non-pharmaceutical interventions. But as far as health response is concerned, there is only one National Response,” he stated.
