Second lockdown looms in Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna

Covid-19 infection rate continues to climb in Nigeria, forcing the Federal Government to seriously consider imposing movement restrictions on epicentre cities of Lagos, Abuja and Kaduna.

 

In an interview on Channels Television on Friday, the National Manager of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, Dr. Mukhtar Muhammad, said in spite of confirmed cases hitting 127,000, many Nigerians are not observing the laid down safety guidelines.

 

This, he said, may necessitate a second lockdown in the most affected areas, namely Lagos, Kaduna, and Plateau States as well as the federal capital territory. Abuja,

 

“The urban areas are the most affected and that is why we have these super spreaders and that is where we are going to target. We have analysed that and we are advising the states based on the data that these are the focused areas where these transmissions are more than the others.”

 

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 864 new corona virus infections were recorded in the country as of Friday morning.

 

Death toll from the pandemic stands at 1,547, with FCT recording the highest infections at 129, followed by Anambra at 87.

 

Lagos State recorded zero infection.