NATIONAL: Disregard fake lockdown alert on Covid-19 — PTF

THE Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 has said despite the increase in the number of recorded cases of the deadly coronavirus, it has no taken decision to impose another nationwide lockdown

The task force said this to debunk a report making the round that the government, as a matter of expediency, has imposed a fresh lockdown following the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

PTF National Coordinator, Dr Sani Aliyu, made this known in a short video statement released on Thursday.

Aliyu said the government was aware of the economic implication of a fresh lockdown and, therefore, urged Nigerians to adhere to all guidelines to curb the spread of the disease.

He said, “We are aware of a fake message on WhatsApp that we’ve declared a lockdown in the country. This is absolutely not true. I call on the Nigerian public to please ignore this message and continue with normal activities.

“I’m also calling on the public to abide by the non-pharmaceutical interventions including wearing of face masks in the public, washing of hands and maintaining physical distancing.

“There is an established way that we send our messages to the public including declarations when it comes to infection control. So, please ignore what is being going round on WhatsApp.”