The Federal Government has extended the phase two of the ease of lockdown in the country by another one week.
Mr Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the government of the federation and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, announced this on Monday at the briefing of the PTF in Abuja.
“We informed you two weeks ago that the process of submitting the 6th Interim Report and recommendations for next steps had commenced,” said Mustapha.
He added, “The PTF has reached advanced stages of the process. It has also considered that due to the upcoming Sallah (Eid-El-Kabir) festivities which coincide with the expiration of the current phase, it would be prudent to extend by one week, from 29th July 2020 till Thursday 6th August 2020.
“It has accordingly secured permission to retain the existing guidelines until that date.”
He however decried that the level of compliance with the existing COVID-19 protocols was discouraging, stressing that a majority of Nigerians have continued to live in denial of the dangerous nature of the disease.
