Like polio, we can defeat COVID-19 – Buhari

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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari , on Tuesday, in Abuja, expressed optimism that African countries can defeat the COVID-19 pandemic the same way it eradicated the wild poliovirus on the c

ontinent.

The statement was titled ‘Like polio, we can defeat COVID-19, President Buhari declares, lauds Aliko Dangote, Bill Gates, Emeka Offor, others.’ “This certification is, therefore, a personal fulfillment of that pledge to not only Nigerians, but to all Africans. He said Nigeria used data systems, community engagement and innovative technology to monitor and predict the occurrence of polio outbreaks, adding that these same skills and tools are being used to fight COVID-19 and the multi-country outbreaks of Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Viruses.

 

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