COVID-19 Delta Variant- FG Issues “Red Alert” Warning to Abuja and 6 States

• The federal government has placed Abuja and 6 states on red alert due to fear of an impending COVID-19 third wave in Nigeria

• The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) issued a warning to these 6 states on Saturday – Lagos, Oyo, Rivers, Kaduna, Kano, and Plateau

• The warning comes amid the confirmation of the COVID-19 Delta variant and rising cases across the country

The Nigerian government has placed 6 states and the Federal Capital Territory on red alert as fear of the COVID-19 third wave intensifies.

The six states that the warning was issued to are- Lagos, Oyo, Kaduna, Rivers, Kano, Plateau

The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 issued the warning via a released statement on Saturday after cases of the dreaded delta variant were recorded in the country last week.

In the statement, Chairman of PSC Boss Mustapha also urged other states to be more prepared and enforce all COVID-19 protocols to limit the spread of coronavirus.

Mr Mustapha stated

“These steps are critical as we begin to see worrisome early signs of increasing cases in Nigeria”,

The PSC boss also disclosed that Nigeria will sustain its restrictions on travellers from banned countries such as India, Brazil, Turkey and South Africa.

Mustapha also begged Nigerians to be careful about the spread of the virus during the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations on Tuesday and Wednesday.

According to him, the PSC will continue to do its part by minimising the risk of the importation of deadly variants from other countries.

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Having first been identified in India last year, the delta variant is rapidly becoming the most dominant variant of coronavirus due to its high rate of transmission.

In South Africa, this variant accounts for as much as 95% of total COVID-19 cases.

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