COVID-19: We haven’t declared fresh lockdown – FG

The Federal Government has on Thursday denied declaring a fresh lockdown over the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

National Coordinator, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu, in a short video message, said: “We’re aware of a fake message that has been going round on WhatsApp that we’ve declared a lockdown in the country.

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“That’s absolutely not true. I call on the general public to please ignore this message and continue with their normal activities.

“I’m also calling on the public to please abide by our non-pharmaceutical interventions, including wearing of facemasks in the public, washing their hands and keeping physical distancing.

“There’s an established way we send out to the public, including declarations when it comes to infection control. So, please ignore what has been going round on WhatsApp.”