Local NewsJanuary will be tough, NCDC warns, Says COVID-19 cases to rise as... Local News January will be tough, NCDC warns, Says COVID-19 cases to rise as event centre were filled up By Popoola Sulaimon December 30, 2020 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned that January 2021 will be tough with an increase in new cases of covid-19, as people have been seen during the yuletide and holiday period disregarding the laid down protocols concerning social gathering.It further stated that last week was the worst week ever since the beginning of the response to the pandemic because the country recorded more cases.The agency therefore urged Nigerians to brace up for the consequences of their actions as seen in the filling up of event centres and social facilities.The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this during the Presidential Task Force on covid-19 briefing on Tuesday in Abuja.He said, “We have just faced the worst week since we started responding to this outbreak. We had more cases in Nigeria last week than in any other previous week since the beginning of the outbreak.“Just looking at pictures, images and videos from across the country is a very disheartening situation because it appears that our messaging and our appeals to Nigerians over the last few months have not been heeded, and we have gone ahead with business as usual. Event centres, social facilities are full; so it is no surprise that cases are rising.“January will be a tough month no doubt about it. So we have to brace ourselves for the consequences of the activities that we have decided to carry out in December.” Credit: PressExpress Share this:FacebookX Related - Advertisement - More From PurpleWorld Insecurity Terror Strikes Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway: Seven Kidnapped, One Feared Dead in Gunmen Attack Popoola Sulaimon - May 6, 2024 A group of travelers passing through the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode... News Lekki Buildings Unapproved: Lagos State Government Reveals 80% of Lekki Structures Lack Permits Popoola Sulaimon - May 6, 2024 Dr Oluyinka Olumide, the Commissioner for Physical Planning and... News Peaceful Protest Turned Violent: Delta State Women Shot by Police While Protesting Against Extortion Popoola Sulaimon - May 6, 2024 On Monday, May 6, 2024, the Ughelli Area Command... Education Two Individuals Arrested in Connection with the Suspicious Death of Delta State University Student, Faith Omodon Popoola Sulaimon - May 6, 2024 Faith Omodon, a second-year undergraduate student at Delta State... Insecurity Bandits Lure Nigerian Youths into Crime with as Little as N500, Says Katsina Governor Popoola Sulaimon - May 5, 2024 The Governor of Katsina State said bandits have... Special Reports NIN Mistakes to Avoid: Top 10 Tips for a Hassle-Free Experience Popoola Sulaimon - May 5, 2024 Making adjustments to your National Identification Number (NIN) data... Health UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital Issues Mass Burial Warning as Morgue Capacity Reaches Critical Level Popoola Sulaimon - May 5, 2024 Osun State University Teaching Hospital in Osogbo, Osun State,... Business Asake’s Barber, Topzycut Launches Two-Day ‘Barber’ Seminar, Sets Slot For N500,000 Per Participant Popoola Sulaimon - May 4, 2024 Adeyinka Taofeek—known by his slick moniker “Topzycut”—who also happens... News VIDEO: Lagos Government Allegedly Buses Residents to Osun in Forced Eviction: Police and Authorities Allegedly Warn Exiles to ‘Stay in Their Home State’ Popoola Sulaimon - May 4, 2024 - Advertisement -