Our discharges today include 70 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via covid19.ncdc.gov.ng

Everyone has a role to play to reduce the risk of spread of #COVID19.

REMEMBER, you can come in contact with infected people with no symptoms.

✅Wear YOUR face mask PROPERLY
✅COUGH/SNEEZE into your ELBOW
✅Practice HAND HYGIENE

#TakeResponsibility

The fight against #COVID19 requires a collective effort.

Protect others as they #TakeResponsibility to protect you

✅Wear a face mask 😷
✅Observe physical distancing
✅Wash your hands frequently with soap and water

#COVID19Nigeria update for Saturday 5th December, 2020.

310 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria:

FCT-128
Lagos-86
Kaduna-26
Katsina-20
Rivers-19
Oyo-7
Benue-5
Edo-5
Jigawa-5
Ogun-5
Bayelsa-2
Kano-2

As at 5th December 2020, there are 68,937 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria, 64,650 discharged and 1,180 dead.

Our discharges today include 128 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via covid19.ncdc.gov.ng

Take extra precautions to stay safe from #COVID19 in public spaces! To reduce risk:

✅Keep a distance📏
✅Wear a mask😷
✅Wash your hands👐🏿💧
✅Stay in ventilated places

#TakeResponsibility

#TakeResponsibility to prevent the spread of #COVID19:

✅ #WearAMask  properly
✅ #WashYourHands  often with soap & running water
✅ Avoid crowded places
✅ Cough/ sneeze into your elbow/ disposable tissue
✅ Frequently disinfect high contact surfaces

#COVID19Nigeria update for Sunday 6th December, 2020.

318 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria:

Lagos-104
Kaduna -59
FCT-50
Rivers-17
Ogun-16
Kano-14
Nasarawa-14
Akwa Ibom-10
Katsina-10
Edo-7
Oyo-5
Sokoto-5
Plateau-4
Taraba-3

As at 6th December 2020, there are 69,255 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria, 64,774 discharged and 1,180 dead.

Our discharges today include 60 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via covid19.ncdc.gov.ng

Parents, teachers & guardians have a responsibility to educate their wards on preventive measures for #COVID19.

Teach them to:
✅Wear a face mask
✅Wash their hands as often as possible
✅Cough/sneeze into their elbows
✅Report immediately they feel ill

#TakeResponsibility

#COVID19Nigeria update for Monday 7th December, 2020.

390 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria:

FCT-89
Gombe-89
Kaduna-62
Lagos-35
Kwara-15
Borno-13
Nasarawa-10
Rivers-10
Bauchi-8
Ogun-8
Osun-7
Bayelsa-7
Kano-7
Edo-6
Taraba-6
Ekiti-5
Katsina-5
Akwa Ibom-4
Delta-3
Sokoto-1

As at 7th December 2020, there are 69,645 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria, 64,947 discharged and 1,181 dead.

Our discharges today include 74 community recoveries in Gombe State and 6 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng

#COVID19NigeriaStories

”We can’t say we were fully prepared, no country was, but we were trained, and we responded appropriately”

Dr. Josephine Okechukwu, the Director of Public Health, @OfficialFCTA tells the story of FCT's #COVID19 outbreak response

🔗 https://covid19blog.ncdc.gov.ng/covid19-nigeria-stories/how-fcts-public-health-department-responded-to-a-virus-that-threatened-everyone/

#Measles is an acute, highly infectious disease spread through coughing, sneezing and contact with respiratory secretions.

Initial symptoms include high fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and tiny white spots in the mouth.

Learn more via ncdc.gov.ng/diseases/info/M

We must all #TakeResponsibility to limit the spread of #COVID19 during the Christmas & New Year festivities.

✅Limit all non-essential travel especially from high-risk countries
✅Limit person-to-person contact
✅Always wear a face mask

📜Read: https://ncdc.gov.ng/news/276/end-of-year-travel-advisory-on-covid-19

Observing physical distance reduces the risk of contact with droplets from an infected person's sneeze/cough.

#TakeResponsibility to reduce the spread of #COVID19.

✅Wear a face mask
✅Observe physical distance
✅Wash your hands frequently with soap under running water

In Nigeria, #Lassafever occurs throughout the year, but more cases are recorded during the dry season.

To reduce the risk of spread;

✅Store grains & foodstuffs in rodent-proof containers
✅Maintain a clean environment
✅Observe frequent hand hygiene

#TakeResponsibility

#COVID19Nigeria update for Wednesday 9th December, 2020.

474 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria:

FCT-180
Lagos-134
Kebbi-45
Adamawa-26
Plateau-16
Enugu-14
Taraba-14
Gombe-12
Nasarawa-8
Yobe-8
Rivers-5
Ogun-5
Kwara-2
Ekiti-2
Sokoto-2
Osun-1

As at 9th December 2020, there are 70,669 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria, 65,242 discharged and 1,184 dead.