{"id":37264,"date":"2020-10-30T15:03:48","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T15:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=37264"},"modified":"2020-10-30T15:03:54","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T15:03:54","slug":"ncdc-boss-ihekweazu-harps-on-need-for-nigerians-to-sustain-safety-directives-on-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=37264","title":{"rendered":"NCDC boss, Ihekweazu, harps on need for Nigerians to sustain safety directives on covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has called on Nigerians to ensure they still observe all COVID-19 directives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ihekweazu, who stated this in a post on his Twitter handle, @Chikwe_I, on Friday, noted that the current rising cases of COVID19<\/a> globally remained a reminder that Nigeria was still at risk of the dreaded virus and that no country \u2018is safe\u2019 yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He wrote, \u201cThe increasing number of #COVID19 cases globally is an important reminder that we still remain at risk. No country is safe until every country is safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlease wear a mask, stay two metres away from the next person and wash your hands frequently with soap and water.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the disease, which started in China in December 2019 was discovered in Nigeria in February 2020, the country has recorded<\/p>\n\n\n\n

62,521 cases of COVID19 as of October 29, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of that number 58,249 had been treated and discharged while 1,141 died from the virus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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