The Presidential Task Force on COVID -19 has urged Nigerians to disregard a fake fresh lockdown alert in circulation on social media.
PTF National Coordinator, Dr Sani Aliyu, made this known in a short video statement released on Thursday.
There have been concerns regarding a fresh lockdown as the country battles the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
But Aliyu said the government was aware of the economic implication of a fresh lockdown and, therefore , urged Nigerians to adhere to all guidelines to curb the spread of the disease .
He said , “ We are aware of a fake message on WhatsApp that we ’ ve declared a lockdown in the country . This is absolutely not true. I call on the Nigerian public to please ignore this message and continue with normal activities.
“ I ’ m also calling on the public to abide by the non -pharmaceutical interventions including wearing of face masks in the public , washing of hands and maintaining physical distancing.
“ There is an established way that we send our messages to the public including declarations when it comes to infection control. So , please ignore what is being going round on WhatsApp . ”
