The
National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu,
during Monday’s press briefing in Abuja, disclosed that federal government will
release new protocols for the next phase of efforts to contain the spread of
COVID-19 in the country by Thursday.
Aliyu
said as thus; I will like to remind us all of the safety guidelines for the
eased lockdown phase two, which will continue to be in place until Thursday,
August 6, when we will announce a new protocol for the third phase.
He
also noted that more countries were experiencing a second wave of COVID-19,
forcing them back into lockdown.
Corroborating
Aliyu’s comments, the PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the
Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, said the new protocols will be released after
its sixth interim report must have been submitted to President Muhammadu
Buhari.
As mentioned during our last press briefing of
Monday July 27, 2020, the PTF will submit its sixth interim report to Mr
President and subject to his approval, we hope to present the way forward to
Nigerians at the next briefing on Thursday, August 6, 2020, Mustapha said.
