FG Bemoans Nigerians’ Indifference To Fight Against COVID-19

THE Federal Government has said some Nigerians are refusing to take responsibility in the effort to curtail the spread of the novel Coronavirus.

Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, said the indifference of the some citizens to the pandemic is undermining the government efforts to fight it.

He added that, for the country to successfully end the COVID-19 scourge, the citizens must do their part.

It was during the PTF briefing. Mustapha said: “Our failure to take responsibility threatens the gains we have recorded, which is not good for our large population.

“Let me give you a vivid picture of how this virus has spread across our nation by timelines: April 16, 442 cases; May 16, 5,621 cases; June 16, 17, 148 cases. We really have a choice to make and it is urgent.”

According to him, the fact that Nigeria has been declared polio-free means the country can also flatten the COVID-19 curve.

“We use this opportunity to renew our call to the medical practitioners and hospitals not to neglect other diseases and ailments because of COVID-19,” he added.

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Mustapha said the government had received the first batch of personal protective equipment and test kits from the One UN Basket Fund and the European Union (EU).

He praised the World Health Organisation (WHO) for donating oxygen concentrators.

The SGF implored Nigerians to undertake the COVID-19 test, emphasising that a positive result is not a death sentence, while delayed testing could result in symptoms worsening.