Coronavirus: Nigerians Should Prepare For Tougher Measures - FG

 

With more recorded cases of coronavirus in the country, the Federal Government says Nigerians should be prepared for tougher measures.

This was disclosed in a press briefing on Monday, by the minister of information, Lai Mohammed.

According to Mohammed, the federal government won’t hesitate to employ whatever measure in preventing the disease from spreading.

He noted that the government may be forced to use the police and military for contact tracing.

“We should be ready for tougher measures. The forms they will take will be out from the end of today or tomorrow. But Nigerians should be ready for tougher measures,” he said

“If we don’t do proper contact tracing, the figure will multiply every five days. Nigerians must take ownership of this initiative.

“We won’t hesitate to use whatever measure to ensure that you do not endanger other Nigerians. Containment is very cheaper than cure.

“A few people have helped. If you know you traveled recently, give yourself up to relevant agencies.

“If the situation warrants, we may be forced to use the police and the military for contact tracing. The police are already working on that. We don’t want the figure we have now to multiply. We should work towards containment which is cheaper.”

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Meanwhile, Nigeria on Monday recorded its first coronavirus casualty. 

According to the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), the case was a 67-year-old male who returned home following medical treatment in the UK.