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#TakeResponsibility.

Stay Safe. Stay Healthy.

Wear a face mask
Wash your hands frequently
Cough/Sneeze into your elbow
Maintain physical distance
Don't share personal items
Adhere to other #COVID19 prevention guidelines
Ensuring proper implementation of #COVID19 guidelines for schools & educational facilities is important to keep students, teachers & all workers safe.

#TakeResponsibility for your loved ones and those in your community.

Download, share & read via: https://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/media/files/COVID_19_GUIDELINES_FOR_SAFE_REOPENING.pdf
#COVID19Nigeria update for Saturday 30th of August, 2020.

138 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria:

Plateau-55
Lagos-15
Ebonyi-11
Oyo-11
Abia-8
Anambra-7
FCT-7
Rivers-7
Kaduna-6
Ondo-5
Kwara-3
Bauchi-1
Benue-1
Edo-1

As at 30th of August 2020, there are 53,865 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria, 41,513 discharged and 1,013 dead.

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

#TakeResponsibility
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3 out of every 5 Nigerians who die from #COVID19 are more than 50 years old.

#COVID19 outbreak is not over, stay safe to protect your parents & older relatives;

Wear a face mask in public
Practice hand/respiratory hygiene
Maintain physical distance

#TakeResponsibility
"As we respond to #COVID19, one of the biggest challenges we face in Nigeria & globally, is the spread of misinformation & misinterpretation of science. This is the time for all scientists to ensure that our voices are heard. We cannot afford to be silent."

~ Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, DG NCDC

Read via: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/08/covid-19-keeping-quiet-not-an-option-ncdc-tasks-nigerian-scientists/amp/
#COVID19Nigeria update for Monday 31st of August, 2020.

143 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria:

Plateau-35
Kaduna-21
Lagos-19
FCT-13
Ebonyi-9
Adamawa-7
Enugu-7
Katsina-7
Edo-6
Kwara-5
Osun-3
Anambra-2
Kano-2
Niger-2
Ogun-2
Benue-1
Borno-1
Sokoto-1

As at 31st of August 2020, there are 54,008 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria, 41,638 discharged and 1,013 dead.

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

#TakeResponsibility
"REMEMBER! The actions you take determine how people around you will be affected by #COVID19."

It is very important to exercise caution and #TakeResponsibility:


Wear a face mask in public
Practice hand/respiratory hygiene
Maintain physical distance
The Africa Centre for Disease Control is organising a workshop for us to discuss Personal Protective Equipment #PPE manufacturing in Africa.

Join us on September 3rd to share experiences and create a joint strategy that will promote local production of PPEs in Africa- for #COVID19 & future disease outbreaks.

Registration Link:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Q--PI60nQWamHnxe_CNPwg
#YellowFever spreads when an infected mosquito bites a person who has not been vaccinated.

Ensure to observe physical and environmental hygiene to prevent infectious diseases such as #YellowFever, #COVID19 and #Cholera.

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It is better to do "over-syllabus" than to do "if I had known".

Even younger ones are at risk of #COVID19 especially those with underlying health conditions.

#TakeResponsibility:
Wear a face mask in public
Practice hand/respiratory hygiene
Maintain physical distance
This election period, #TakeResponsibility by adhering to guidelines to protect yourself & loved ones from #COVID19 including:

Physical distancing
Use of hand sanitisers
Use of face mask

Read 'Guidelines for Conducting Elections in Nigeria':
https://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/media/files/ElectionsDuringCOVID-19July2020.pdf
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We increase our risk of #COVID19 infection whenever we don't wear #facemask to public places.

Ensure you wear your #facemask properly at all times. Adhere to all non pharmaceutical measures on #COVID19 prevention.

📸Shot by Public Health Dept. Human Services Secretariat FCT.
Our hands are one of the primary ways by which infectious diseases like #COVID19 spread.

#TakeResponsibility by washing your hands frequently with soap under running water for 20 seconds.

Remember to teach your loved ones and those around you the importance of hand hygiene.
#COVID19Nigeria update for Wednesday 2nd of September, 2020.

216 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria:

Plateau-59
Rivers-27
Abia-22
Lagos-20
Oyo-18
Enugu-17
Kaduna-11
FCT-11
Ogun-10
Ebonyi-4
Osun-4
Ekiti-4
Delta-3
Edo-3
Akwa Ibom-2
Bauchi-1

As at 2nd of September 2020, there are 54,463 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria, 42,439 discharged and 1,027 dead.

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

#TakeResponsibility