#LassaFever is an infectious disease spread mainly by rodents & can cause outbreaks;

✅Eliminate rats in homes & communities by setting rat traps
✅Store foodstuff in well covered containers
✅Always keep your environment clean

📌 Learn more via:
https://ncdc.gov.ng/diseases/info/L

❌Stop the spread of misinformation

Send 'Coronavirus' to '24453' to get accurate and verified information on #COVID19.

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What can you do to reduce the risk of #COVID19 spread in the workplace❓

What should you do if an employee develops symptoms or tests positive for #COVID19❓

For 'Guidelines for Businesses and Employers in Nigeria' & other useful guidelines visit:
https://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/guideline/

☎️Call your state hotline

✅To report a suspect case of #COVID19
✅If someone you know is at risk or putting others at risk of #COVID19
✅For emergency inquiries

Remember, STAY AT HOME if you feel ill; your state can provide further advice

State numbers
https://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/contact/

“NO #COVID19 cases inside NYSC camps. Cases recorded were due to effective measures to screen corps members before entry into orientation camps. We‘ve prepared with leaders of National Youth Service Corps for months to ensure safe reopening of orientation camps”

~ Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu on Arise News

Watch 📺
https://youtu.be/gJiy_hElC9k

The weekly #COVID19Nigeria situation report(Week 46) has been published.

Our weekly #COVID19 situation reports provide a summary of the epidemiological situation, data sheet & response activities in Nigeria.

Download via:
https://ncdc.gov.ng/diseases/sitreps/?cat=14&name=An%20update%20of%20COVID-19%20outbreak%20in%20Nigeria

#TakeResponsibility

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week #WAAW2020 starts today!!!

Join us in raising awareness of the risk we face with the increasing threat of #AntimicrobialResistance

Tweet hashtags:
#BeAntibioticsAware
#AMRactionNG
#NAAW2020

📰Press release:
https://ncdc.gov.ng/news/275/nigeria-joins-the-world-to-commemorate-2020-antibiotics-awareness-week

#NCDCInTheNews

‘Before you get into NYSC camp, you are tested. It is through the screening process that we have picked a few #COVID19 cases across the country. The cases are appropriately isolated & managed’

~ The Nation News
Read 📰: https://thenationonlineng.net/ncdc-no-infection-cases-in-nysc-camps/

Misuse or overuse of #antibiotics💊 & other antimicrobials can reduce its effectiveness in treating common infections in animals & humans.

✅ Do not self-medicate

✅ Visit a healthcare professional when sick

#BeAntibioticsAware
#AMRactionNG
#NAAW2020

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📢 ANNOUNCEMENT!!

Our COVID-19 blog is LIVE!

We’re excited to announce our new blog on #COVID19NigeriaStories. Our goal is to share experience of citizens, health workers & others, as we respond to & learn from this pandemic

Read, comment & share 📖 ✅

🔗 https://covid19blog.ncdc.gov.ng/#

#COVID19Nigeria update for Wednesday 18th of November, 2020.

236 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria:

Lagos-142
Ogun-19
Kaduna-15
FCT-14
Imo-14
Rivers-14
Plateau-6
Katsina-3
Ekiti-2
Jigawa-2
Oyo-2
Cross River-1
Kano-1
Taraba-1

As at 18th November 2020, there are 65,793 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria, 61,457 discharged and 1,163 dead.

A previously recorded death in Edo State was erroneously reported.

For a breakdown of cases by state visit: covid19.ncdc.gov.ng

IS YOUR CHILD/WARD #COVID19 AWARE?

As our Children/Wards return to school, let's teach them to recognise and adhere to #COVID19 protocols in our schools. Our safety is in our collective effort.

Let's protect each other. Let's #BeatCOVID19.

#TakeResponsibility