President Muhammadu Buhari has warned that Nigeria’s economy is too fragile for fresh COVID-19 lockdown.
The President, therefore, urged Nigerians to obey all protocols recommended by health authorities to curtail the spread of the lethal coronavirus.
Buhari, who stated this on Thursday via his verified Twitter handle, said compliance with COVID-19 protocols by all Nigerians is crucial to avert a second wave of the pandemic in the country.
“Looking at the trends in other countries, we must do all we can to avert a second wave of COVID-19 in Nigeria.
“We must make sure that our cases, which have gone down, do not rise again. Our economy is too fragile to bear another round of lockdown,” @MBuhari tweeted.
Buhari in March this yar imposed a total lockdown on parts of the country including Lagos, Abuja and Ogun. Some state governments also imposed different forms of lockdown, which lasted for over five weeks.
These measures impacted negatively on the economy, which fell by 6.10 in the second quarter of the year. It is also projected to fall again in the third quarter, when the results are released.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says the country has recorded over 62,000 infections, with more than 1,100 fatalities.
