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The Federal Government says if there is an explosion of cases of coronavirus infections, it will be left with no choice but to ask all Nigerians to go back to their homes.

Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Chikwe Ihekweazu, said this in Abuja yesterday at a briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. He said initial reports on compliance with the guidelines on the implementation of the phased and gradual easing of the lockdown in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun States as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari, which took effect yesterday were not too pleasing across the country He expressed concern that corporate organisations, especially banks, flouted the NCDC’s guideline for infection prevention and control.

“When we say take responsibility this time, yes we’re addressing individuals, but we really needed to address corporate Nigeria. One of the biggest groups that we have allowed to restart business today (Monday) were banks. When you limit the number of branches that open, everybody goes to the one branch that is open; that becomes counter-productive. “We can produce all the guidelines in the world, but if organisations are not going to come up and support the implementation of these measures and help us manage the risks and focus on a risk-based approach, then our efforts might amount to little or nothing.

“Today (Monday), we might forgive a little bit because it was the first day. However, we’ll have infections because of what happened today (Monday), no doubt about that. “But what’s more important is how we can learn from the mistakes of today into tomorrow and into next tomorrow so that by Friday, hopefully they’ll have normalised some of these things.

“Yes we knew today (Monday) will be a problem because for the first time people were let out of their homes, but the challenge for us as a society is how we now organise ourselves to mitigate this risk to limit transmission from each other so that yes, we might have a few extra infections today (Monday) and tomorrow (Tuesday), but what we don’t want is an explosion of new infections. “If we do have that explosion, there will be almost no choice left for the leadership of the country than to ask all of us to go back into our homes.

“So for the benefits of having a few hours a day of coming out and reopening parts of the economy, there’s a price to pay and that price is that we organise ourselves to do this strictly,” the NCDC boss said.

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation and chairman of the task force, Boss Mustapha, said the PTF had been monitoring the level of compliance with some of the measures and early observations showed lack of compliance with social distancing and wearing of masks.

Source: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/covid-19-well-lock-down-again-if-cases-rise-fg.html

Confused set of people..

What exactly are the effects of the lockdown when the cases are increasing daily?

No more lock down let everyone die of the virus awon eleribu

Yea lock and trow the keys away

funmijoyb:
No more lock down let everyone die of the virus awon eleribu

Are you educated at all?

helinues:
Confused set of people..

What exactly are the effects of the lockdown when the cases are increasing daily?

You'll see the difference and effect one week from now.

If you must lockdown again , be ready to make the palliatives go round else you're just wasting your useless lockdown .

“If we do have that explosion, there will be almost no choice left for the leadership of the country than to ask all of us to go back into our homes.

Government is just experimenting a trial and error approach with Covid 19 matter.

Of what use is locking people down at home without adequate palliatives to cushion the endless sufferings witnessed particulary in Lagos and Ogun ?

Same applies to organizations downsizing or rationalizing workers, what bail out packages or tax incentives/holidays is the government churning out as stimulus for company's to remain afloat in this period ?

The answer to both is NONE.

For those of you asking what does Bill Gates know about vaccines and covid19, he is intelligent than most people in the world, and any proposed vaccine from him will be highly appreciated. I'm very sure that when corona eventually end, people criticising him will realize how dumb they just have been.

The damaged our leaders Dealers have done to this country...,
Even the devil is in awe at their demonic potentials

The result of May 4ths madness is from next week

What's fed. Govt. Waiting for, it's better you lock everything down now before it will get out of hands. Am safe in my house anyway.

This people are just plainly confused.No clear cut policy.

Hmmm. I think the reason that some banks didn't open their other branches yesterday was the cause of the crowded banks.
Locking down too won't help either. But some of us need to be properly guided on Containing this pandemic.

Shut up.
The problem I have with this wannabe Dr Fauci and some government officials that are threatening re lockdown is this:
If the world is opening, Nigeria cannot re isolate itself
(2)The leaders that make the critical decisions have at this point in time are being faced with the painful knowledge that they simply cannot continue locking down because there is growing painful evidence that asides the severe economic consequences,the lockdown is causing other disastrous consequences that will prove difficult to tackle even after the virus is defeated.
Rather than threaten any other lockdown they should rather use that brain and energy to figure out a way in the open society.

Dem no born una to lockdown us again...!

What has Nigeria got to offer its citizens in any lockdown? Nothing. Yeye BuhariApC thieves

Buhari shld call all the managing directors of banks to open all the branches on Lagos and Abuja and also use radio gingle to intimate the people of possible lockdown IG precautions are not adhere to.

NaijaRoyalty:
If you must lockdown again , be ready to make the palliatives go round else you're just wasting your useless lockdown .

We know our govt is useless, may never provide palliatives that will go round, but must we make tins worse for ourselves?

Complying with preventive measures shouldn't be that difficult for us for goodness sake.

Flyingngel:
Buhari shld call all the managing directors of banks to open all the branches on Lagos and Abuja and also use radio gingle to intimate the people of possible lockdown IG precautions are not adhere to.

And Buhari will be the one to pay the staff at this injury period when economy is down right?

Nigerians should better care about their own safety.

Like duh!!!

sherylbakky post:



And Buhari will be the one to pay the staff at this injury period when economy is down right?

Nigerians should better care about their own safety.



So as those bankers are at home, are they not paying them?
Two wrongs don't make it right.

That'd be foolish. They won't dare

NaijaRoyalty:
If you must lockdown again , be ready to make the palliatives go round else you're just wasting your useless lockdown .

Gbam!

jericco1:
That'd be foolish. They won't dare

You sef. Life no dey sweet you

see stupidity! from your useless false report you assholes release everyday, every aspect is on the increase. nothing has reduced once. WTF!



who did Nigerians offend?

Amazing decision
Corvid 1-9 virus has finally come to stay!!!

Everything about this government is as less simple as

lol isn't it on a steady rise


.

gosh

Failed Government

Wash your hands often
Put on face mask
Stay home
Maintain Social distancing

What else can you ever offer as a Government?

Story. They better not try that shit or we will burn down d country , $311m abacha's loot that they will squander let them share it $1m per bvn and we will all willingly stay home but without that forgerrit

Oh boy