Nigeria Records 250 New Cases Of COVID-19 As Lagos Plans Further Reopening
Schools in the country’s virus epicentre, Lagos could open next month as the number of new COVID-19 cases continues to decline.
“This decision is not cast in stone and is subject to review of our ongoing modelling and what procedure comes out from the Ministry of Health,” Sanwo-Olu said.The Governor explained that the decision was based on indications that the pandemic has peaked in the state, as the number of new cases continues to steadily decline.
Responding to a question on whether the Federal Government’s 10 pm curfew still holds in Lagos, Sanwo-Olu replied in the affirmative.The novel coronavirus has killed at least 838,271 people worldwide since the outbreak emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT on Saturday.
The United States is the worst-hit country with 181,779 deaths from 5,918,381 cases. At least 2,118,367 people have been declared recovered. China — excluding Hong Kong and Macau — has to date declared 85,022 cases, including 4,634 deaths and 80,126 recoveries.
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