Ø Lagos State to fine curfew defaulters
The Director-General, (DG), of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, has predicted that January 2021 is going to be tough for the country because of a spike in COVID-19 infections.
Recall that in the past two weeks, the daily count of COVID-19 cases shot up significantly, with the country recording over 10,000 new infections, with the Federal Government saying that within one week Nigeria entered the second wave of infections in December, 16 out of every 100 tests returned positive.
Speaking during the PTF briefing on Tuesday, Ihekweazu said the country faced its worst week since the pandemic started as more cases of infections were recorded. The NCDC DG said the health system is struggling to cope with the spike in COVID-19 infections daily, saying the situation is disheartening because safety protocol has not been heeded by Nigerians.
Meanwhile, the Lagos State government has promised to punish defaulters of its recently-announced suspension of all-night services and cross-over events, in a bid to avert the spread of coronavirus amid the second wave of the pandemic in the State.
The State’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, in an interview, remarked that the State had instituted punitive measures for defaulters of both its curfew and COVID-19 protocols, which it said could involve a court case.
Recall that the Lagos State Government directed worship centres to suspend all night services and cross over events. The government stated that the provision was to enable all churches in the state to observe the curfew.
