…says normalcy won’t return until 2021, cases hit 2,388The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has expressed fears that the number of coronavirus cases in the country will continue to rise for the next
few months. This hint came as the lockdown imposed on the Federal Capital Territory, Lagos and Ogun states ends at 11:59pm today.in an interview that the number of cases was likely to increase given the increasing capacity to find and test more cases.
At the expiration of the extension on April 27, the President, in a nationwide broadcast on Monday, again extended the lockdown by one week, which terminates today. The President, however, said a nationwide curfew between 8pm and 6am would follow as a further measure to contain the spread of the virus.
“In the absence of a vaccine for this disease, we must continue to adhere strictly to directives from the Federal Government on non-pharmaceutical interventions such as closure of large gatherings and physical distancing. By doing these, we have a better chance of reducing the risk of spread of this disease quickly.”
But, barely one week after hitting the 1,000 mark, the number of cases reached the 2,000 mark on May 1, when the cases rose by 238 to hit 2,170. The number of deaths also more than doubled as the casualty figure rose to 85 within the period. Despite the warnings not to lift the lockdown, the Federal Government however said it had put in place measures to contain the transmission of the disease.
He stressed that all staff and bank customers must adhere to the personal hygiene and social distancing safety protocols, adding that all movements would be prohibited during the period except for essential services. He added that the ban on non-essential inter-state passenger travel remained until further notice.
“But the reality is that we are going to live with COVID-19 for the next year, at the very least. So, we have to start thinking about how to live safely with COVID-19. The NCDC DG noted that his team and many others across the country were working hard, adding that the state government and their care facilities were providing care for all those infected.Meanwhile, the Federal Capital Territory Administration has said it will enforce strictly the ban on interstate travel and other guidelines regulating the easing of the lockdown as part of measures to contain the spread of the virus in the nation’s capital.
It noted, “Effective Monday, May 4, all civil servants in the FCT on Grade Level 14 and above are to report for work three times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between the hours of 8am and 2pm. “All assemblies of more than 15 people remain banned. Restaurants may open on the approved days for take-out meals only. Burials and naming ceremonies are allowed but there must not be more than 15 people including the officiating ministers.”Osun State Government on Saturday announced the death of another COVID-19 patient, taking the number of deaths linked to the disease to three in the last one week.
He explained that the case arrived in Osun from the United Kingdom before being taken into the isolation centre, and subsequently to the care facility, where he received medical care for 38 days.“With the development, the total number of active cases in the state is now eight. The statement further said, “Besides, such directive is a sabotage of the efforts of the state government at fighting the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the state.
She said that the female patient was a health worker not involved in the treatment of COVID-19 cases.No fewer than three doctors, a nurse and another health worker have tested positive for coronavirus in Bauchi State since March 24 when the index case was recorded in the state,Two doctors and the nurse are from the Federal Medical Centre, Azare in the Katagum Local Government Area of the state while the third doctor is a member of staff of the World Health Organisation in the state.
The Lagos State Government on Saturday announced the discharge of 22 persons who had recovered from the infection., said 247 patients had not been discharged from the isolation centres in the state. The commissioner said in a statement, “The new positive cases are all females with ages ranging from 26-50 years, who had been in self-isolation for 14 days now.”
Yaya-Kolade said that the three new cases “bring the total number of confirmed cases in Ekiti State to 11, of which eight are active, two discharged and one death”.The Taraba State Government has launched a manhunt for one of the positive COVID-19 patient who escaped from the state’s isolation centre.
On Friday night, 16 fresh positive cases were announced by NCDC for Gombe State pushing the total number of cases in the state to 92.
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