The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that using face masks as preventive measure against coronavirus spread in Nigeria may become mandatory.
This Day reports that the director-general, Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed that the federal government is considering the use of face mask to fight against the spread of the global pandemic in the country.
Ihekweazu also noted that although the use of face masks for persons other than health workers has not approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the agency is nevertheless considering the usage as the incessant increase of the virus may necessitate its usage, however subject to certain factors.
Ihekweazu said:
“This is a strategy we need to think about before we implement it. Before we implement a national strategy around mask wearing, we have to be sure we can provide it or at least enable access to it.”
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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 12 new cases of the deadly Coronavirus disease.
NCDC made the disclosure in a tweet via its verified Twitter account.
This will total the number of confirmed cases to 151 in the country.