The Federal Government has said it will be left with no choice than to force a new lockdown in the nation if the numbers of COVID-19 infections keeps on increasing.
The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu, expressed this on Friday during a media briefing in Abuja.
Aliyu said the rising of Coronavirus infections was a wellspring of concern and may require a new lockdown.
He said, “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.”
Also, the PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, who spoke earlier, said, “The Presidential Task Force is very concerned about the increasing daily numbers that we are recording.
“On the 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.”
