There Are More Covid-19 Cases in The Country Daily - Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu

In recent critical roles played in by the federal government at the beginning of the lethal pandemic in Nigeria, the Federal government had declared lockdown and enforced curfew on citizens in order to curtail the spread of the virus.

Though after much engrossed trials, the lockdown gradually eased off, as the federal government sets up various guidelines for citizens to take responsibility of their lives, while the total lockdown eased off gradually. 

The President made this known publicly through a broadcast on democracy day, approving the ease on lockdown. 

President Muhammad Buhari had earlier mandated on the state government to decide on when to lift the lockdown in their various states.

But recently some state governors had declared a second lockdown in the state, the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, who has pronounced a total lockdown on Bonny Local Governments Area and Onne Community in Eleme Local Government Areas, which commenced from June 21, 2020. 

He went further to announced to the residents that there would be a statewide second lockdown, if the virus continues to increase.

Earlier, the Director General, of the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control, (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, had warned citizens against the belief that, Covid-19 does not exist in Nigeria, pinpointing that there are more Covid-19 cases in the country than reported.

On the 25th of June 2020, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed 649 new cases of Covid-19 infections bringing the total number in the country to 22,020

The breakdown of the number of the new cases of COVID-19 recorded as at 25th June, 2020;

649 new cases of COVID19 in Nigeria; 

649 new cases of #COVID19;

Lagos-250, 

Oyo-100, 

Plateau-40

Delta-40

Abia-28

Kaduna-27

Ogun-22

Edo-20

Akwa Ibom-18

Kwara-17

FCT-17

Enugu-14

Niger-13

Adamawa-13

Bayelsa-7

Osun-6

Bauchi-6

Anambra-4

Gombe-3

Sokoto-2

Imo-1

Kano-1

22,020 cases

7,613 discharged

542 deaths

Considering the persistent increase in covid-19 as testified by the report of the NCDC above, there is a probability that the country may be heading for a second lockdown, as the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on covid-19, Boss Mustapha has hinted in his daily press briefing in Abuja, stating that they would be monitoring developments nationwide in order to take informed decisions by the end of June, on the second phase of the lockdown and perhaps, designating from his statement, the second lockdown may begin from next month being July 2020.

However, there may be businesses that may be closed in the prospective of the second lockdown due to their nature, as most businesses, while in operation would have to involve a large number of people together, therefore the preventive measures provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) will be violated.

Below are list of businesses that may be closed on the prospective of the second lockdown, prior to be on probability commencing in July 2020

Here are business that may closed on the prospective second lockdown

Commercial MotorcyclistS

Salons (Beauty and Barber's shop)

Financial Institutions

Bar Joints

Recreation and relaxation center

Cinemas

Stadiums

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