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Coronavirus: Breaking: President Buhari extends lockdown in Lagos, Ogun, FCT by 14 days

Breaking: President Buhari extends lockdown in Lagos, Ogun, FCT by 14 days

Nigerian, President Buhari has extended the lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja
by 2 weeks. He announced this during his speech this evening.
 

He said;

The increase in the number of States with positive cases is
alarming. The National Centre for Disease Control has informed me that, a
large proportion of new infections are now occurring in our
communities, through person-to-person contacts. So we must pay attention
to the danger of close contact between person to person.

At this point, I will remind all Nigerians to continue to take
responsibility for the recommended measures to prevent transmission,
including maintaining physical distancing, good personal hygiene and
staying at home.

 In addition, I have signed the Quarantine Order in this regard and
additional regulations to provide clarity in respect of the control
measures for the COVID-19 pandemic which will be released soon.

The public health response to COVID-19 is built on our ability to
detect, test and admit cases as well as trace all their contacts. While I
note some appreciable progress, we can achieve a lot more.

Today, the cessation of movement, physical distancing measures and
the prohibition of mass gatherings remain the most efficient and
effective way of reducing the transmission of the virus. By sustaining
these measures, combined with extensive testing and contact tracing, we
can take control and limit the spread of the disease.

Our approach to the virus remains in 2 steps – First, to protect the
lives of our fellow Nigerians and residents living here and second, to
preserve the livelihoods of workers and business owners.

With this in mind and having carefully considered the briefings and
Report from the Presidential Task Force and the various options offered,
it has become necessary to extend the current restriction of movement
in Lagos and Ogun States as well as the FCT for another 14 days
effective from 11:59 pm on Monday, 13th of April, 2020. I am therefore
once again asking you all to work with Government in this fight.

This is not a joke. It is a matter of life and death. Mosques in
Makkah and Madina have been closed. The Pope celebrated Mass on an empty
St. Peter’s Square. The famous Notre Dame cathedral in Paris held
Easter Mass with less than 10 people. India, Italy and France are in
complete lockdown. Other countries are in the process of following suit.
We can not be lax.

The previously issued guidelines on exempted services shall remain.
This is a difficult decision to take, but I am convinced that this is
the right decision. The evidence is clear. The repercussions of any
premature end to the lockdown action are unimaginable. We must not lose
the gains achieved thus far. We must not allow a rapid increase in
community transmission. We must endure a little longer.

I will therefore take this opportunity to urge you all to notify the
relevant authorities if you or your loved ones develop any symptoms. I
will also ask our health care professionals to redouble their efforts to
identify all suspected cases, bring them into care and prevent
transmission to others.

No country can afford the full impact of a sustained restriction of
movement on its economy. I am fully aware of the great difficulties
experienced especially by those who earn a daily wage such as traders,
dayworkers, artisans and manual workers.

For this group, their sustenance depends on their ability to go out.
Their livelihoods depend on them mingling with others and about seeking
work. But despite these realities we must not change the restrictions.

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