COVID-19: Buhari Seeks International Cooperation, Assures Of Intensified Effort To Halt Community Spread
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja said only a collective international approach will mitigate the devastating effect of COVID-19, while assuring that the Federal Government will intensify efforts to monitor, test and isolate more people, especially at the community level.
The President said the task before the international community remains daunting, and more needs to be done to reduce the impact of COVID-19. The President told Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement that the central role of the United Nations and the World Health Organization in fighting the pandemic must be acknowledged and leveraged for the benefit of all member nations.
On efforts to control the spread of the virus in Nigeria, and ameliorate the economic effect, the President said: The President noted that a Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 was set up, and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control strengthened to face challenges of mobilization, sensitization and implementation of all decisions.
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