Federal government hands over next phase of COVID-19 battle to states, community and religious leaders- PTF chairman

The Federal Government has said that the next phase of the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic in the country  now lie solely in the hands of states, community leaders, religious leaders and others.

 

This information was made known by the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF), Boss Mustapha after he and members of the task force met and briefed President Buhari on Sunday, May 31.

 

Speaking to state house correspondents, Mustapha said the Federal Government will henceforth only provide supervision and coordination. 

 According to him, Nigeria had reached the critical stage of community transmission, adding that communities were under the supervision of the council areas, under which structure the communities fall. He said there would also be the full involvement of traditional and religious institutions, adding that managing the health crisis at this point had melted down into the more complex community level.

 

Mustapha also added that Nigeria is winning the war against the novel virus. According to him, the number of COVID-19 cases to the rate of deaths from the viral disease in Nigeria is quite small when compared with the data from other climes

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