President Muhammadu Buhari today receives briefing from the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 which is coordinating the war against COVID-19 in the country, Igbere TV reports.
Igbere TV learnt that the meet today in Abuja is to consider whether to end the lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), due to the spike in new COVID19 cases after relaxation of lockdown on May 4.
The PTF is also looking at more treatment modes for positive patients, including alternative traditional medicine.
Another option is to leave each state to decide the best choice it likes on extension of lockdown or otherwise.
On its part, the PTF is weighing options on many issues including whether or not to put an end to the lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the FCT and diversifying modes of treatment.
Although PTF members met on Friday, they could not reach conclusions on available options to manage the community spread stage of COVID-19.
The PTF has done well on the first level of contact tracing.
A reliable source listed the options available to the PTF as follows:
° Retain the lockdown in Lagos, Ogun, FCT as it is for two more weeks
° End the lockdown; take the risk to expose people to more community transmission /spread
° Stop the lockdown, allow those infected to self-isolate at home for treatment
° Leave each state to decide the best option suitable for it on lockdown but work with NGF on minimum template for COVID-19 management
° Immediate revival of Alternative (Traditional) Medicine.
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