As the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic persists, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has predicted a sharp spike in cases of COVID-19 in the country due to gross violations of security protocols.
This was revealed on Tuesday by the Director Basic of the NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu who stated that Nigeria would subsequent month pay the value of violating the protocols in the course of the festivities.
Dr Ihekweazu, who acknowledged this in the course of the briefing of the Presidential Taskforce (PTF) on COVID-19, added that footage and movies from throughout the nation paint a really disheartening state of affairs as individuals wantonly breach set security tips to stem the virus.
In keeping with him, occasions centres are full, social actions are full and so it’s no shocking that instances are rising because the second wave of the pandemic sweeps throughout the nation.
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He mentioned; “We simply confronted the worst week since we began responding to this outbreak. We had extra circumstances in Nigeria final week than in some other earlier week because of the starting of the outbreak.
“Footage and movies from throughout the nation paint a really disheartening scenario as a result of it seems that our messaging, our appeals to Nigerians over the previous few months haven’t been heeded and we’ve gone forward with the enterprise as common. Occasions centres are full, social actions are full and so it’s no stunning that circumstances are rising.
“January will likely be a tricky month, little doubt about it. So, we have now to brace ourselves for the results of the actions that now we have determined to hold out in December. Our colleagues, the Chief Medical Administrators (CMDs) are right here at this time due to the pressures that we face throughout the nation.
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“Our remedy centres are filling up, we’re struggling to maintain up, and we’re struggling to search out the amenities and oxygen to handle. Each evening we’re confronted with cellphone calls of sufferers determined for care.
“So, sadly, January will likely be a troublesome month for all of us. It will likely be robust however we nonetheless have a possibility to do what we have to do, liaising with state governors to be extra purposeful in implementing the measures that now we have collectively agreed on. We have now seen a few of them doing that however most of the states within the nation haven’t and faux as if there can be no penalties. That is the truth we face and so we now have obtained to brace ourselves for January”, he said.
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