The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 says the rise of coronavirus cases recorded in the country of recent is not “unusual”,The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chikwe
Ihekweazu, stated this during the PTF briefing in Abuja on Thursday.
The director-general said, “As we have eased the restriction that we have instituted across the country, we have expected the numbers to increase. We have announced it several times to expect an increase in numbers. So, this increase in numbers is not unusual. “Sometimes, these numbers are necessary to remind us of the reality. While the number of deaths as a proportion might appear small, these are all people that many of us have gotten to know, and every day, you get to hear about one other friend or relative that, unfortunately, have passed away.
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