President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigeria must do all it can to avoid a second wave of coronavirus infections.
In a tweet via his official Twitter account on Thursday, the President said the country’s economy is too fragile to bear another round of lockdown.
He therefore said Nigerians must do all they could to avert a second wave of COVID-19 cases.
“Looking at the trends in the other countries, we must do all we can to avert a second wave of Covid-19 in Nigeria.
“We must make sure that our cases, which have gone down, do not rise again.
“Our economy is too fragile to bear another round of lockdown,” the President warned.
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In March, Buhari imposed a total lockdown on some states including Lagos, Ogun and Abuja to control the spread of the coronavirus
The lockdown lasted for over five weeks and had a tremendous effect on the country’s economical activities with the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry putting the loss at about N3bn in the period under review.
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases have been on downward trend and states have now begun to reopen fully.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the country has recorded a total of 62, 371 confirmed cases, 58,095 recoveries and 1,139 deaths.
Looking at the trends in the other countries, we must do all we can to avert a second wave of Covid-19 in Nigeria. We must make sure that our cases, which have gone down, do not rise again. Our economy is too fragile to bear another round of lockdown.
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) October 29, 2020
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