Buhari Extends Nationwide Curfew, Kano Lockdown by Two Weeks
GOVERNOR’S VIRTUAL MEETING -1 , L – R , President uhaadu Buhari ; Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of the Federation , Mr. Abubakar Malami ; Minister of Finance , Budget and National Planning , Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed and the Central Bank Governor , Mr. Godwin Emefiele at the virtual meeting of the President Buhari with some Governors at the Presidential Villa , Abuja …yesterday .
Announcing this last night, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said Lagos recorded 74 new cases, Katsina 33, Oyo 19, Kano 17, Edo 13, Zamfara 10, Ogun, Gombe and Borno eight each, Bauchi and Kwara seven each, Federal Capital Territory four, Kaduna and Enugu three each, while Rivers has two cases.
He also said the government would henceforth engage in aggressive scaling up of community participation in the campaign against the COVID-19 scourge. “For the PTF, we share your pains but our future is in the hands of every Nigerian and future decisions will depend greatly on our compliance,” he said.He said: “Mr. President has approved the following: The measures, exemptions, advisories, and scope of entities allowed to reopen under phase one of the eased locked down, shall be maintained across the federation for another two weeks effective from 12.
He also said the nationwide curfew imposed from 8.00 p.m. to 6.00 a.m. in addition to the ban of interstate movement would also be in place. A statement later by Adesina said the president during his meeting with governors, remarked that the pandemic was “beyond technology, power, and resources.” “Such powers are vested in the person and office of Mr. President and not exercisable by proxy, directly or indirectly; which makes the action of the SGF a recipe for a serious constitutional crisis in our country.
Reuters reported that the data comes from eight people who took part in a 45-subject safety trial that kicked off in March. The news, issued in a release by the US biotechnology company, lifted shares of Moderna more than 22 per cent and helped drive the broader stock market higher. Asked why they figured out he had the virus, he said although the deceased did not have any recent travel history, he was, however, exposed to the virus, which prompted a call to NCDC.
The Minister of State for Health, Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora, who disclosed this at the daily briefing, said his ministry had engaged influential religious leaders in Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Ebonyi, Kebbi, Nasarawa, Plateau, Sokoto and Zamfara states. “A curious finding in Sokoto is the cluster of COVID-19 cases in only one local government area. The number of deaths has dropped and we are beginning to see a decline in positive cases in the state. I wish to thank Governor Aminu Tambuwal for his support and commitment to the response in the state,” he said.
Mamora noted that the ministry had commenced Infection Prevention and Control training specifically for the Almajiri in Kano State.In a related development, the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control , Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, yesterday, said the agency had received more than 40 applications on rapid testing kits, out of which 15 have been approved.
She added that it was important for Nigerians to know the difference between routine and clinical treatment, noting that the two should not be mixed. “NAFDAC is a regulating agency, affiliated with others around the world. We welcome all submissions but it would have to follow a process; it must go through laid down protocols. We have to ensure it follows safety measures. We have to do an analysis and clinical trial of all the products. Those herbal drugs must be well scrutinised and be believable. Data do not lie.
He explained his predicament: “So, Friday night after getting all the barrage from around the world, including people saying that we were somehow conspiring with hotels to fleece Nigerians and make money for ourselves and other forms of accusation and we continued never the less; we tried to find a way through and they say that two heads are better than one; the Honorable Minister of Environment, Dr. Mahmoud Abubakar, called me and said why not try NNPC? Why not try CBN.
Yigao told journalists yesterday that the team came into the country to especially help CCECC fight the disease and protect its employees. He said the medical experts would be heading home as soon as the ban on commercial flights to China is lifted. Cough and fever have been the major symptoms suggested by the World Health Organisation for people to self-isolate or get tested.Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, also said at the briefing that the federal government had quarantined the pilots of the impounded aircraft owned by a British company for 14 days.
“Unfortunately, this company decided to become commercial in their service, charging money and flying people in and out.
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