Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has said that everyone above six years of age should always wear a face mask.
This is coming as the World Health Organization, WHO, has warned of a “further resurgence” of COVID-19 cases in early 2021.
In a series of tweets on its official Twitter handle, the Centre urged school authorities, parents, teachers, workers and students to take responsibility to reduce risk of COVID-19 spread.
The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu who also lamented the surge in COVID-19 cases said the country will rise to the challenge. “We will rise to the challenge.”
He advised Nigerians to get timely information on #COVID19 and stop the spread of misinformation.
“We must all #TakeResponsibility to limit the spread of #COVID19 during the Christmas & New Year festivities. The pre-boarding #COVID19 PCR test MUST be within 120 hours before leaving the country of travel origin. Help us to achieve 100 per cent compliance.”
