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Happening Now: The Presidential Task Force (PTF) Briefing on COVID-19.

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Be your brother's keeper and wear your masks- Dr Osagie Ehanire, Health Minister.
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Stay in your house and do not go out except when necessary - Dr Osagie Ehanire, Health Minister.
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Those above 60 years should be urged to not leave their houses - Dr Osagie Ehanire, Health Minister.
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There is no global collaboration to deceive people about COVID-19. It is real - NCDC DG, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu.
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It is sometimes difficult to know when someone contracts the virus - NCDC DG, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu.
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States with the most number of cases are struggling to keep up - NCDC DG, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu.
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There are people behind those numbers (of COVID-19 cases) - NCDC DG, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu.
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Easing the lockdown could increase the number of COVID-19 cases and we are seeing that - PTF Nat'l Coordinator, Dr. Sani Aliyu.
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It is clear that the public is not adhering to COVID-19 guidelines and it is shown in their behaviours - PTF Nat'l Coordinator, Dr. Sani Aliyu.
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We must not make it easy for the virus to spread - PTF Nat'l Coordinator, Dr. Sani Aliyu.
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We have to change the way we see and interact with people who have COVID-19 and those who have recovered - PTF Nat'l Coordinator, Dr. Sani Aliyu.
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It is insensitive to the memories of those who have died from COVID-19 to say the virus does not exist - PTF Nat'l Coordinator, Dr. Sani Aliyu.
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It is unethical to reject patients who come for treatment because of COVID-19 - Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health.
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We are doing about 2, 000 tests daily - NCDC DG, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu.
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At labs are working at about 20 percent capacity - NCDC DG, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu.
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We can test about 10,000 samples daily. We are challenging states to bring samples for testing - NCDC DG, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu.
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Between last week and now, we have distributed many PPEs - NCDC DG, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu.
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