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Chikwe Ihekweazu: No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free by agwom(m): 10:42pm On Jun 22, 2020
The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, on Monday, said that no state in the country is free from the COVID-19. Ihekweazu, said this at the 45th joint national briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19.

According to him, a state can only talk about being COVID-19 free when it is testing and have the effective tool to fight the disease. He said that states need to start testing now as the agency is working to develop its laboratory capacity to test more.

“No state in Nigeria is COVID-19 free. No country in the world is COVID-19 free. “That is why we have to keep doing this work we are doing, testing people, finding out if they have it. “Even if some of us are lucky and get away with having asymptomatic infections, we have to test more.

“We can only talk about a state being disease free when we have an effective tool to fight the disease. “That will come when we have a vaccine. “Until then, there is no easy way to say this. We have to keep pushing for these preventive measures.

“We have to develop our laboratory capability to test. “Either you start testing now or you start testing later. “But eventually, we will all test. That’s for sure,” Ihekweazu said. Speaking on the PTF team that visited Akwa Ibom, Edo, Plateau and Lagos states, he commended the states for their efforts, but expressed worry that many people were not wearing masks.

He said, “We still saw a gatherings of too many people in the place at the time and we know that across the country we are struggling with this and I really want to encourage all Nigerians that we can’t treat our way out of this, we simply can’t, we have to prevent, it is the only chance we have so as we work hard, as we congratulate those treating, we must take responsibility for prevention. It’s in our hands.”

Nigeria on Sunday recorded 436 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 20,244 from 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory. Cross River is the only state without any confirmed case.
https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/no-state-in-nigeria-is-covid-19-free-says-ncdc.html

Re: Chikwe Ihekweazu: No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free by FlordFlorez(m): 10:45pm On Jun 22, 2020
Why is it taking forever for FG to establish labs for testing all over the country?

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Re: Chikwe Ihekweazu: No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free by SmartProf(m): 10:46pm On Jun 22, 2020
While you've made some valid points, the Nigerian government must strike a balance with other indices of life for her citizens. The most important question now is, for the majority of Nigerians who are free from the virus, what is their standard of living, employment status, social security level, health insurance status, level of literacy etc., and how do our government hope to imporove that? Or is it only to improve Covid 19 testing capacity that's our whole problem since 1960? Let the government get Nigerians who are still alive to experience all round access to quality living too

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Re: Chikwe Ihekweazu: No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free by thesicilian: 10:53pm On Jun 22, 2020
FlordFlorez:
Why is it taking forever for FG to establish labs for testing all over the country?
Did you just get into the country?

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Re: Chikwe Ihekweazu: No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free by ursullalinda(f): 10:59pm On Jun 22, 2020
We know that already.....this sudden malaria death rate is very strange.......almost every home seem to have malaria and typhoid in Lagos or they just had it......something is wrong somewhere.

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Re: Chikwe Ihekweazu: No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free by slivertongue: 1:08am On Jun 23, 2020
cross river claim to be free
Re: Chikwe Ihekweazu: No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free by realstars: 1:33am On Jun 23, 2020
There Is A State That Is Free, C.R.S

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Re: Chikwe Ihekweazu: No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free by BREYZ: 4:40am On Jun 23, 2020
What I know is that NCDC isn't giving us full details of coronavirus in Nigeria, the cases are being manipulated on daily basis , you see those hundreds they release everyday, na Wash and I am just wondering why they want to impose cases on states , that's to tell you something is fishy.

Kudos to NCDC
kudos to APC FG


Una don do well. Such a failure of a government later their e-rats will be everywhere Attacking people for saying the truth that sometimes I wonder if they ever think of tgeir children's future and the future of Nigeria. This coronavirus issue in Nigeria has exposed how weak, visionless and incompetent the APC Led government is but many won't accept. They will prefer to be paid 20k monthly to tell lies and support incompetence than stand up to change the narrative

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Re: Chikwe Ihekweazu: No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free by Slawormir: 5:58am On Jun 23, 2020
Damnnnnn niggarrr
Isoright
Re: Chikwe Ihekweazu: No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free by Lastmankc(m): 5:59am On Jun 23, 2020
agwom:

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/no-state-in-nigeria-is-covid-19-free-says-ncdc.html
I know blame you guys,how any state go dey free why una they cash out big time.

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Re: Chikwe Ihekweazu: No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free by Damidave1124(m): 5:59am On Jun 23, 2020
I think Cross River is still free of the virus

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Re: Chikwe Ihekweazu: No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free by money121(m): 5:59am On Jun 23, 2020
Atigbo
Re: Chikwe Ihekweazu: No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free by noleflendum: 6:00am On Jun 23, 2020
What about Abia that was mentioned in the Bible?
Re: Chikwe Ihekweazu: No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free by kaytolee(m): 6:03am On Jun 23, 2020
My state no get oooo... ekiti no get

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Re: Chikwe Ihekweazu: No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free by adioolayi(m): 6:03am On Jun 23, 2020
Kogi said they are...so
Re: Chikwe Ihekweazu: No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free by wonuks(m): 6:04am On Jun 23, 2020
cool
Re: Chikwe Ihekweazu: No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free by StubbornGENIUS: 6:06am On Jun 23, 2020
NCDC are just trying to force this virus on everyone but it would never work.

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Re: Chikwe Ihekweazu: No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free by 4four(m): 6:06am On Jun 23, 2020
Yes NCDC is right, except if those states are located inside cave and its citizens are lock down

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Re: Chikwe Ihekweazu: No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free by Rikidony(m): 6:07am On Jun 23, 2020
But AYADE claim say no Case, I just the look AYADE, who take that one serious. here in Calabar people behave as if there's no Coronavirus, nobody is wearing face mask again, We just living like we are in another planet.

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Re: Chikwe Ihekweazu: No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free by kerry57: 6:07am On Jun 23, 2020
Na so
Re: Chikwe Ihekweazu: No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free by allen113: 6:08am On Jun 23, 2020
what of kebbi state? embarassedwhat of kebbi state?
Re: Chikwe Ihekweazu: No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free by Nobody: 6:08am On Jun 23, 2020
Chinese has freely assisted us by infecting us with the virus, here we are waiting for the rest of the world to freely assist us with a vaccine.

Lazy and incapable Nigerian Virologists.

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Re: Chikwe Ihekweazu: No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free by Hezmatosky: 6:09am On Jun 23, 2020
Congrats we're one Nigeria grin

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Re: Chikwe Ihekweazu: No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free by DarkJeddi(m): 6:11am On Jun 23, 2020
realstars:
There Is A State That Is Free, C.R.S
You can't claim to be free when you refuse to carry out tests for your Citizens..
Re: Chikwe Ihekweazu: No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free by Jakemedg(m): 6:13am On Jun 23, 2020
I taught Ben Ayade said Cross River is Covid 19 free
Re: Chikwe Ihekweazu: No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free by DarkJeddi(m): 6:14am On Jun 23, 2020
StubbornGENIUS:
NCDC are just trying to force this virus on everyone but it would never work.
Where have you been,?

The virus is EVERY WHERE..
Re: Chikwe Ihekweazu: No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free by jericco1(m): 6:19am On Jun 23, 2020
Nigga trying to mock Yahaya Bello cool

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