The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has said that due to non-compliance with COVID-19 protocols, January will be tough with a surge in new cases of the virus.
Director-General of the NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu made this known during the briefing of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 on Tuesday.
Ihekweazu stated that people have been disregarding protocols and directives, especially during the yuletide.
He revealed that last week the country recorded more cases, and declared it the worst week ever since the beginning of the response to the pandemic.
“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,” he said.
“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…” he added.
In addition, he urged Nigerians to get ready for the consequences of their actions, which is evident in the absolute disregard to protocols and directives.
