FG Puts Lagos, Kano, Abuja, Others On Red List Over COVID-19 Third Wave

 FG has placed Lagos, Kano, Abuja, Others on the red list over COVID-19 Third Wave.

 

News Online reports that President Buhari led federal government through the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, has put six states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, on red alert.

 

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This comes amid fears of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic following the confirmation of the Delta variant of the coronavirus in the country.

 

The six states include Lagos, Oyo, Rivers, Kaduna, Kano, and Plateau.

 

This was contained in a statement on Saturday signed by the Secretary to the Government of the

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Federation/Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha.

 

Mustapha warned other states to increase their level of preparedness and continue to enforce all COVID-19 protocols.

 

He also cautioned Nigerians to be careful as they celebrate Eid-el-Kabir on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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“Following the confirmation of the Delta variant of COVID-19 and the rising number of infections and hospitalisations in the country, the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC) has put six states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on red alert as part of the preventive measures against a third wave of the pandemic.

 

“The states are Lagos, Oyo, Rivers, Kaduna, Kano, Plateau, and the FCT,” the statement read in part.

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It also noted that the federal government will sustain “current restrictive measures against travellers arriving from India, Brazil, Turkey and South Africa.”