"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.

#TakeResponsibility

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

How how to wear non medical #facemasks.

#StopCOVID19
#COVID19

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

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.

Physical distancing is an effective way to limit the spread of #COVID19.

Let's all #TakeResponsibility by:

✅Maintaining physical distance
✅Wearing a face mask in public
✅Frequently washing hands with soap under running water
✅Coughing/Sneezing into your elbow

04 September, 2020 | Abuja - NCDC COVID-19 Media Bulletin - 13
Updates on the Public Health Response to COVID-19
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📊 Daily COVID-19 Situation Reports
https://ncdc.gov.ng/diseases/sitreps/?cat=14&name=An%20update%20of%20COVID- 19%20outbreak%20in%20Nigeria


📢 Nigeria Advances To Third Phase Of Eased Restrictions, With Amendments To Address Economic, Socio-Political & Health Concerns
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oe4B_oRgbjY


🇳🇬 ‘We Are Working With Each State To Ensure Their COVID-19 Response Activities Are Contextualised.’
~ NCDC DG, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu
https://m.guardian.ng/features/covid-19-induced-fatigue-lingers-as-frontline-healthcare-workers-crack-under-the-strain/amp/


✈️ Provisional Quarantine Protocol For Travelers Arriving In Nigeria From Any Country
https://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/media/files/COVID19_Provisional_Quarantine_Protocol_for-Air_Travel-SA-Ako-CI_RXWxy4C.pdf


👨‍👨‍👧‍👧 ’The Idea That You Can Protect Yourself And Ignore The Rest Of The World Doesn’t Make Any Rational Sense’
~ NCDC DG, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu
https://www.ft.com/content/2c4bbec0-b1c9-4a91-8d8e-abc61b843c6a


🥴 ’The COVID-19 Outbreak Exposed Pre-Existing Weaknesses In Nigeria’s Diagnostic Capacity’
~ NCDC DG, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu
https://oxfordbusinessgroup.com/views/chikwe-ihekweazu-director-general-nigeria-centre-disease-control-ncdc


🤢 Differences Between COVID-19 & Seasonal Allergies
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-with-seasonal-allergies-faqs.html


🧬 The Next Chapter For African Genomics
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00454-1


🎯 What Does “Ending The Pandemic” Actually Mean, And How Do You Measure The Success Of A COVID19 Vaccine?
https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/how-measure-success-covid-19-vaccine

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🌍 GLOBAL UPDATES


🔬 ‘More Testing Alone Will Not Get Us Out Of This Pandemic’ ~ Prof Shobita Parthasarathy
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02495-y


🧪 Coronavirus Vaccine: Steps Towards A Safe, Effective And Accessible Vaccine
~ Oxford University.
https://www.research.ox.ac.uk/Article/2020-08-25-coronavirus-vaccine-steps-towards-a-safe-effective-and-accessible-vaccine


💡 ’What Is COVAX, How Will It Work And Why Does It Represent The World’s Best Hope To End The Acute Phase Of This Pandemic?
~ Gavi CEO, Seth Berkeley
https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/covax-explained

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For More Information on COVID-19, Please Visit:
https://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng

NCDC Toll-free Number: 080097000010

FMOH Press Correction
Friday, 4th September, 2020


CLARIFICATION ON RUSSIAN-MADE COVID-19 VACCINE

Following an earlier press release made today, Friday, 4th September, 2020 on the courtesy visit by the Russian Federation’s Ambassador to Nigeria, H.E. Alexey L. Shebarshin to the Nigeria’s Health Ministers to hand over an aide memoire on the recently announced Russian-made COVID-19, the Ministry’s Media and Public Relations Unit wishes to correct the impression that the Russian-made COVID-19 Vaccine has been handed over to the Health authorities in Nigeria.

What was handed over was an aide memoir to enable the Nigerian team study and get ready for further researches, patronage and application.

The Russian-made COVID-19 being still in the custody of the Russian Federation’s Embassy in Nigeria, we have been corrected, to see it as still being with the Russians and not with the Nigerian health authorities.

Signed:
Olujimi Oyetomi,
Director, Information, Media and Public Relations