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In line with the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari issued during his last nationwide broadcast, the Presidential Task Force on the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has released sector-specific guidelines to contain the spread of the virus in the country.
The chairman of the task force and Secretary to the Government of Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha, who announced the guidelines during its briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, also outlined the plan to reopen the economy within six weeks staggered in three phases of two weeks each.
He said the idea of a phased reopening was to reduce the pains of socioeconomic disruptions and strengthen the response to the disease outbreak.
He said: “In line with the president’s directive in paragraphs 38-41 of his broadcast, the PTF has developed sector specific guidelines. The gradual reopening of the economy will span a total of six weeks broken into three tranches of two weeks each.
“This phased strategy is designed to reduce the pains of socioeconomic disruptions while strengthening our public health response which would ultimately reduce the recovery of our economy and provide succour to the poor and vulnerable.
“To underscore the collaborative efforts with sub-national levels of government, they are encouraged to provide leadership in engaging relevant associations responsible for various sectors e.g market associations and transport unions for orderly and effective implementation.
“Similarly, I want to emphasise the need for the security agencies to strictly enforce these new measures that have been put in place.
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