
Boss Mustapha: says 18 LGAs hotspots of coronavirus
Nigeria has identified 18 council areas as the hotspots of the coronavirus and government is determined to put them under what it called ‘precision lockdown’.
Government secretary and chairman of the COVID-19 PTF, Boss Mustapha said the 18 council areas account for 60% of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria.
As super spreaders, the councils must be locked down to contain the spread of the pandemic in the country, Mustapha said.
Mustapha spoke after his committee briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday on the status of the fight against COVID-19.
He said the precision lockdown would be implemented by the government of the states where the 18 local governments are.
According to the SGF Nigeria has not reached its peak and with 39 molecular labs, the number of infections will continue to rise.
He asked all local authorities including religious and traditional leaders to ensure compliance with non-pharmaceutical interventions.
A list of the council areas being proposed for lockdown. There are 20 of them, most in Lagos the epicenter of the virus.
1 – *Lagos* – Lagos Mainland LG
2 – Abuja – Abuja Municipal
3 – *Lagos* – Mushin
4 – *Lagos* – Eti-Osa
5 – Kano – Tarauni
6 – katsina – Katsina
7 – *Lagos* – Alimosho
8 – Borno – Maiduguri
9 – *Lagos* – Kosofe
10 – Jigawa – Dutse
11 – *Lagos* – Ikeja
12 – Kano – Nassarawa
13 – *Lagos* – Oshodi/Isolo
14 – *Lagos* – Apapa
15 – *Lagos* – Amuwo Odofin
16 – Edo – Oredo
17 – Bauchi – Bauchi
18 – *Lagos* – Lagos Island
19 – *Lagos* – Surulere
20 – Ogun – Ado Odo/Ota
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They wont mention the 18 LGAs, so that its inhabitants will not run away.
With increase labs the number of infections, will rise will the lab be causing infections?
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