The Federal Government has said that last week was Nigeria’s worst week since it began to experience coronavirus infections early 2020.
It said it was the week it recorded the highest number of infections, noting that the resurgence being experienced called for urgent restraints.
This was disclosed on Tuesday by the Director General of the National Centre for Disease Control, Chikwe Iheakwazu
He said during the presidential task force on COVID-19 briefing, “We just faced the worst week since we started responding to this outbreak. We had more cases in Nigeria last week than in any other previous week since the beginning of the outbreak.
“Pictures and videos from across the country paint a very disheartening situation because it appears that our messages, our appeals to Nigerians over the last few months have not been heeded and we have gone ahead with business as usual.
“Events centres are full, social activities are full and so it is no surprises that cases are rising.
“January will be a tough month, no doubt about it. So, we have to brace ourselves for the consequences of the activities that we have decided to carry out in December.”
