The Federal Government has made a passionate appeal to relevant state ministries of health to avoid shutting COVID-19 treatment centres across the country. Mustapha urged state governments to desist from closing down their respective COVID-19 treatment centres.
“As we make progress on this NPIs plus vaccines phase in 2021, I urge the state governments not to close down their treatment centres.
“Rather, they should keep them running efficiently and smoothly because cases of infections are rising and we must intensify our efforts to support the public sector laboratories with critical reagents.
“The PTF expects the leadership of all Federal Tertiary Health Institutions to raise their level of testing and turnaround for results,” he said.
He expressed appreciation to the presidency for the trust and confidence reposed in the PTF ahead of the second wave of the virus.
The SGF also urged Nigerians to desist from engaging in unnecessary travels during the festive season.
“For us on the PTF, we thank Mr. President for the confidence he has in our ability to deliver on the mandate and we rededicate ourselves to more work.
“As the President advised in his address to the PTF on Tuesday, 22nd December 2020, please shelve all non-essential travels during the period and avoid large gatherings,” he said.
According to him, the numerous safety advisories were put in place to curb the spread of the virus in Nigeria.
“The successes recorded by the PTF in managing the control of the pandemic since March 2020 could never have been possible without the support of our partners being the media that took the message to Nigerians.
“As we commence the process of adding vaccines to the task, we wish to reaffirm that all aspects of the pronouncement of the President will be approached with the seriousness it deserves,” he said.
source: Punch
