Kano must accept medical autopsy results, says PresidencyOlufemi Atoyebi, Tobi Aworinde, Dayo Ojerinde, Tukur Muntari, Kayode Idowu and Daud Olatunji The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has direc
ted government offices, banks and manufacturing companies to reopen on Monday.
The PTF members disclosed that public buses would only be allowed to operate from 6am to 6pm and that drivers must maintain social distancing in terms of number of their passengers. He urged state governments and security agencies to ensure that the measures introduced by the Federal Government were strictly enforced.
Mustapha said, “A mass gathering of more than 20 people outside of a workplace is strictly prohibited and controlled access to neighbourhood markets and locations of economic activities will be enforced.
“In construction sites, the critical roads will be allowed but waivers will be provided by state governments to enable movement.“For the manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries, we will encourage shift work and limiting staff to only 30 to 50 per cent to maintain social distancing and pharmacy shops may remain open overnight.”Aliyu also spoke on schools, theatres and social parties.
He added, “There is a package of N100bn which is majorly for hospitals and pharmaceutical companies. They are the ones government is trying to ensure that after COVID-19, they would be adequately prepared to deal with future needs. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said restriction on the lockdown would only be relaxed if Nigerians observed government advisory put in place to arrive at reduced number of cases.
On isolation centres, Ehanire said various activities were available for patients while efforts had been made to provide mental health support to fight boredom. “But the ban will give an opportunity to make sure the virus is localised within the states and reduce the spread so it helps in the containment. We expect relevant authorities to come out with details about the policy.”Meanwhile, the Presidency has said everyone must be prepared to accept the results of autopsies to ascertain the cause of deaths from alleged strange illnesses in Kano State.
He said, “In Nigeria, there are currently verbal autopsies underway in Kano State to identify the precise cause of the sudden and rapid increase in mortality in recent days.
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