The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has said that the recent increase in the recorded cases of coronavirus in the country is not unusual.
This was made known by the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, during the PTF briefing in Abuja on Thursday.
He attributed the increase in the number of infections reported in the last few weeks to the eased lockdown. 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.
As we increase testing and relax the lockdown, this is a virus that goes from one individual to the other, therefore, it is most likely that we will see an increase in numbers.
Whether that increase continues or not depends on our collective action. 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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