Suspend New year and Christmas travels— Federal Government

The Federal Government has advised Nigerians to suspend their Christmas and New Year travels to limit the risk of contracting COVID-19.

Boss Mustapha, Chairman of the Task Force stated this at the press briefing on Monday. 

He said:

" Ahead of the upsurge in travels for the Christmas and New Year festivities, we urge strongly that for this year, such trips should be put on hold firmly because of the risks involved.

“The transmission rate has simply become astronomical. 

He noted that new clusters of cases can also emerge in places that have so far been unaffected as people gather for festivities. 

“There will always be many more festive seasons to celebrate.

 “This is particularly so because our risk perception is low in-country. Our compliance with non-pharmaceutical measures is extremely low to the extent that Nigerians now think COVID-19 is no more.

“The response of citizens to testing and detection is very low; the risk of importation will be higher with the opening of our airspace; and the numbers in Nigeria, though appearing low over the last two weeks, has been rising gradually".