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FG extends ease of lockdown by four weeks

By Uchechi Ojo August 6, 2020462 views

The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the extension of the ease of COVID-19 lockdown by another four weeks which is meant to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease.

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 Chairman, Boss Mustapha, made this known in its daily updates of development around the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday at a Task Force briefing in Abuja.

This latest extension is the third for the second phase of an eased lockdown as the country continues its fight against the pandemic.

Nigeria happens to be one of the worst affected countries in Africa by the disease having reported 44,890 infections and 927 deaths.

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