Six states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were on Monday placed on red alert as the third wave of COVID-19 rages.
The Federal Government through the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) listed Lagos, Akwa Ibom, Oyo, Rivers, Kano and Plateau, just as Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said more African countries were reporting more fresh cases of the pandemic.
The PSC Chairman confirmed that Nigeria recorded about 500 cases daily in the last seven days, saying that Lagos alone accounted for over 50 percent of the cases, and that the development called for great caution.
Mustapha urged Nigerians to keep observing the Non Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) and also ensure they got vaccinated.
Said he: “Vaccination prevents severe cases and reduces hospitalisation and deaths, but does not eliminate contracting it, hence the need to religiously observe the NPIs”.
