Dr Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of Health, on Sunday said President Mohammadu Buhari would determine when to lift the lockdown occasioned by th novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country.
Ehanire said this on SundayPolitical on Channels Television in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that on April 13, Buhari announced a 14-day extension of lockdown in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun states to combat the pandemic.
The initial 14-day lockdown in the three states began on March 30.
“The President in his wisdom will decide if the lockdown will be lifted,” he said.
The minister said that the decision to extend COVID-19 lockdown was tailored according to the needs of every country.
“We do think that the restriction of movement limits significantly the spread of the virus.
“The models we have seen show that we have not gotten to the peak yet,” he said.
Source: Guardian Newspaper
