with the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19’s guidelines for gradual reopening of the economy.
Besides banning interstate movements, the President imposed a total lockdown on Kano State, which had witnessed a spike in COVID-19 cases. But our correspondents, who monitored activities in the FCT, Lagos and Ogun states on Monday observed that people did not observe the PTF guidelines, including social distancing.
He, however, lamented that many banks limited the number of their branches that opened, adding that there would be a spike in infections due to the way people mingled. He stated that organisations must support the implementation of the preventive measures, help manage the risk and focus on a risk-based approach.Ihekweazu, while fielding questions from journalists, noted that the decision to open markets and close places of worship was because “food is an existential issue.”
Speaking on the efforts of the PTF’s in Kano State, Ihekweazu said experts deployed by the Federal Government were working to guide the ministry of health in the state.According to him, the NCDC team and the Kano State officials are working to improve the laboratories in the state. The National Coordinator of the PTF, Dr Sani Aliyu, in his remarks, decried non-compliance with the task force protocols, saying the easing of the lockdown was in, no way, a licence to relax self-protection against the infection.
“We do acknowledge the contributions of countries in sharing their genetic sequencing data, including Nigeria. So, the first vaccine trial started as early as 60 days just after the genetic sequencing information of the virus was shared by China. Also, the influx of people into various banks and to board the Bus Rapid Transit attested to the lack of compliance with the social distancing directives.
Motorists plying Sango/Tollgate to Oshodi were seen carrying passengers, while the bus stops at Meiran, Ijaiye, U-turn and Abule Egba were overcrowded. A commercial bus driver, who identified himself as Godswill, said he would not be able to make profit if he adhered to the order of having only two passengers per row.
No money,no parliatives,no food,no proper structure, people are struggling every where , you can arrest whosever is not following covid 19 rules and regulations , not declaring lockdown on every one including those that are obeying,
There would be no lock down. We are no Europe. Nigerians will find the remedy by themselves. We are not cowards. With lock down weall gona die. So PTF should watch and see wonders in this coming days. There will be solution inshaAllahu. Govt have failed
You let the virus spread more and you want a fresh lockdown? Mad oh
Any one who values his life will keep safe irrespective of the lockdown being relaxed. People rush out as if they had been incarcerated for decades. Is a pandemic that has devastated the human race what to treat with levity?
There is a rat race for cash in the bank, food in the market now. It is also obvious that we do not have enough foodstuff markets in Lagos/Abuja. Nigeria is underbanked, hence the crowd at the banks. Create cash withdrawal/deposit stalls in major towns to reduce traffic at banks
The real fact is that NCDCgov did not take a proper inventory of the Nigerian economy and its effect on Nigerians. You just copied lockdown without adequate palliatives plus cash and pasted on an informal hungry economy.
Our case has been on the increase. We were in lockdown when our case was in hundreds and we are in our thousands they government ease the lockdown, now you are tell us to prepare for a fresh lockdown. Since we didn't die then, we will not die again on covid-19
The fact is lockdown is never a solution to stop or end corona virus, government shld organize some special forces to make sure people use face mask N every Bus top have hand sanitation kits, and officers in every Bus top to make sure anybody that pass there sanitize their hand
Most of the people in support of this are the RICH folks....They have already stocked up Bags of rice, beans etc Selfishness wld NEVER all the rich aid the poor! Nature wld always intervain
not only total lock down.. go and hide the country under moon.. ndi ara..
In the first instance, why the partial opening?
PTF dey whine us? Even the day the easing of lockdown was announced, the cases increased and has been increasing since then. Were they expecting the cases to drop at easing lockdown?
PTF also prepare to give every Nigerian d necessary palliative to sustain themselves when u do d next total lockdown- it is not by locking down only!
When *
Hmm mm no oooo
Are these total lockdown in anticipation of the virus to burn out or to develop antidotes against the virus, obviously the latter is the solution and it's what the PTF should strive for and not regimental imprisonment of hapless Nigeria citizens
Laslas we all gonna be in lockdown again
Thunder go fire your generation
We know you lifted it so to say the rigorous numbers you’ve been dropping with be credited by people coming out in masses during lockdown lifts
Has it been reducing 🙄
God will surely pay you guys back gambling with people's life
Ready for Revolution of any lockdowns too smh
I hope the govt is ready for what is coming next after the fresh lockdown to be put in place without palliative to cushion the effect.
Nigerian govt want to lockdown again for what? Wasn't the case rising before they eased the lockdown?Do this govt even have any escape strategy in this pandemic? Are they making any research to get a cure?They eased lockdown cos they did not want to give palliatives. This is evil
I said it Another lockdown looming.
We already know and fully prepared... U guys should just increase the number of discovered case by the end of the week... Just his president can make his speech by weekend. Then by monday FG will start borrowing loan as usual.
We lack proper training n it's effecting us, locking down totally won't change anything
Did I just see 'If'? What is the case doing now? Going down?
Don't you think they lifted the lockdown to make people infected and increase cases and then order a lockdown and keen on compulsory vaccination as the lawmakers bent on passing it.🤔..
Mere looking at what happened yesterday, with people crowding themselves in buses and other spaces, we’re just starting in Nigeria and it will highlight the cluelessness of this administration. Or maybe anything for the money they want to get from foreign bodies.
E ti ya were
Middle finger to u PTF, so when u lift the lockdown, you think the number is decreasing abi
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What is this one saying?... Don't they know the people they are leading
Lol 🤣
These guys are clowns sha
Give us biafra so we go Or Somalia will be better then Nigeria. MaziNnamdiKanu
You already know this thing will escalate by reason of the easing so going back to lockdown will only make things worse because people will get infected, get locked down at home unable to move. Huge crisis is looming
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NCDC is a failed body.
Isn't it already on the rise?
We know your game plan before.
😭😭😭
This will definitely happen because it's well with Nigeria ooo
Aeya
This country is a very funny place. Of course there is going to be an upsurge in cases. And yes another lockdown is inevitable. Therefore I see no reason to even lift this lockdown in the first place.
That's what will eventually happen
So this is just an experiment.
Like we don’t know the plan before
NCDCgov DrEOEhanire DigiCommsNG Fmohnigeria Chikwe_I PTFCOVID19 are useless money making bodies & individuals. They care less about urgent alternatives
Why is this so predictable?
The cases are rising right before your very eyes and you are saying if it rise... I wonder if we still have leaders in this country because everybody is now in business. May God help us all.
Telling us to stay home is for our own good but you don't always use cohesive means to achieve positive results. People are at home suffering, maybe you don't know.
Don't you have a strategy? Why the hullabaloo?
Is this not the dumbest thing to say. Covid-19 cases were on the rise when MBuhari decided to ease the lockdown in the first place! Didn't you get that memo?
Fresh
We know lifting lockdown is just a trick to cover govt lapses, failure & inability to provide reasonable palliative to Nigerians.
Isn’t that foolishness? Where is the wisdom in lifting the lockdown in the first place? Nigerians are hungry they all cried yet the banks had a hectic day keeping their gates locked yesterday because of people struggling to lodge in deposits. People who are hungry would flood to
Nigerians and Their nonchalant Attitude😩😩I was Watching some videos yesterday and I didn’t see any sign of social distancing🤦♂️God Help us In this Country🙏🏻🙏🏻
Rubbish, talking like when a lecturer talk to his students
Then prepare for more crimes if u will not put proper measures in place.
May Allah make it easy for us.
Nonsense are the one that has been deciding before or the FG?
I'm aware of that and this time it gonna reach two months or more than.
Now is rough abi?
Reactive! What happened to being proactive?
Gengen
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