Buhari warns against panic, lauds Health Ministry, Lagos, Ogun

The president made his feelings known in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Sunday.

Buhari noted that the carrier of the deadly virus arrived Nigeria in spite of the ardent efforts of the government regarding preparedness and response measures put in place in the nation’s borders and beyond. He, however, commended the Federal Ministry of Health and other relevant agencies whose diligence and efficiency enabled the case to be detected, diagnosed and isolated quickly.

He equally commended the responses of the Federal Ministry of Health and Governments of Lagos and Ogun States as well as other relevant agencies to the reported incident.Buhari urged Nigerians not to panic about the news of this first case of Covid-19 in the country, saying ”undue alarm would do us more harm than good.

”Instead, Nigerians should strictly observe the advisories disseminated by the Ministry of Health, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and the World Health Organization on the best way to prevent infection.In this article:

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