Kindly Share This Story: …To sanction the second batch of 100 test defaulters By Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJA The Federal Government has warned against complacency with regards to adhering to safety protocols following hopes of accessing the COVID-19 vaccines soon, lamenting that the pandemic claimed 77 lives in the last one week. This was as the country conducted 100, 000 tests last week, the highest so far since the pandemic reared its ugly head in the country. It also added that it never actually agreed with states that schools should resume on January 18. According to the government, having the vaccines will still not be enough as Nigerians must continue to abide by all non-pharmaceutical interventions in order to eliminate the virus. Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce PTF on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Mr Boss Mustapha gave the charge during Monday’s briefing of the Taskforce. He said; “I wish to note particularly, however, that in week two of 2021 the statistics revealed the following: “Cases: 10,300. Deaths: 77 and, Active Cases: 19,635. Also read: COVID-19: Schools to remain shut in Kaduna except Kadpoly & Open University “All these numbers represented increases compared with the numbers… Read full this story
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