#COVID19 #Secondwave: January Will Be Tough, NCDC Warns Nigerians

…Says cases to rise as event centre were filled up

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned that
January 2021 will be tough with an increase in new cases of
covid-19, as people have been seen during the yuletide and holiday
period disregarding the laid down protocols concerning social
gathering.

It further stated that last week was the worst week ever since
the beginning of the response to the pandemic because the country
recorded more cases.

The agency therefore urged Nigerians to brace up for the
consequences of their actions as seen in the filling up of event
centres and social facilities.

The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu,
disclosed this during the Presidential Task Force on covid-19
briefing on Tuesday in Abuja.

He said, “We have just faced the worst week since we started
responding to this outbreak. We had more cases in Nigeria last week
than in any other previous week since the beginning of the
outbreak.

“Just looking at pictures, images and videos from across the
country is a very disheartening situation because it appears that
our messaging and our appeals to Nigerians over the last few months
have not been heeded, and we have gone ahead with business as
usual. Event centres, social facilities are full; so it is no
surprise that cases are rising.

“January will be a tough month no doubt about it. So we have to
brace ourselves for the consequences of the activities that we have
decided to carry out in December.”

…Says cases to rise as event centre were filled up

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned that
January 2021 will be tough with an increase in new cases of
covid-19, as people have been seen during the yuletide and holiday
period disregarding the laid down protocols concerning social
gathering.

It further stated that last week was the worst week ever since
the beginning of the response to the pandemic because the country
recorded more cases.

The agency therefore urged Nigerians to brace up for the
consequences of their actions as seen in the filling up of event
centres and social facilities.

The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu,
disclosed this during the Presidential Task Force on covid-19
briefing on Tuesday in Abuja.

He said, “We have just faced the worst week since we started
responding to this outbreak. We had more cases in Nigeria last week
than in any other previous week since the beginning of the
outbreak.

“Just looking at pictures, images and videos from across the
country is a very disheartening situation because it appears that
our messaging and our appeals to Nigerians over the last few months
have not been heeded, and we have gone ahead with business as
usual. Event centres, social facilities are full; so it is no
surprise that cases are rising.

“January will be a tough month no doubt about it. So we have to
brace ourselves for the consequences of the activities that we have
decided to carry out in December.”