COVID-19: We Are In A Difficult Situation, PTF Says

In the heat of the second wave of COVID-19, the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 (PTF) has admitted that the country is currently in a very difficult situation.

Stating this during the daily PTF media briefing in Abuja on Monday, Boss Mustapha the Chairman of the task force asked Nigerians to do everything in their capacity to ensure that the country does not return to lockdown.

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Mustapha who revealed that the country was working hard to avoid another phase of lockdown, revealed that the government was making headway with the case management under the national response initiative.

According to Mustapha, the initiative had continued to receive the support of the private sector in the delivery of oxygen to various health facilities in the country.

“Let me remind you that the COVID-19 pandemic is raging and all tiers of government and citizens must keep their hands-on-deck," Mustapha said.

"We are in a difficult situation in which a balance must continue to be struck between lives and livelihood."

Nigeria in the heat of the second wave of the virus had experienced an upsurge in the number of fresh cases recorded daily.

In recent weeks, the number of fresh cases recorded on a daily basis surpassed a benchmark of 1,000.