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15 Takeaways From Buhari’s Third Speech On COVID-19

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By Chuks Ekpeneru

President Muhammadu Buhari in his third speech since the first lockdown was announced a month made some progress reports and unfolded measures to further secure the nation against the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Among the major 15 takeaways from the address were the following:

1-           Measures yielding positive results.

2-           Over 10,000 healthcare workers trained.

3-           FG Procured insurance cover for 5,000 Frontline health workers

4-           Seeks patience of Nigerians to fine-tune distribution of palliatives.

5-           Government will not tolerate human rights abuses by security agencies.

6-           Security agencies to be provided with the necessary personal protective equipment for their own protection.

7-           FG to deploy additional Federal Government human, material and technical resources to Kano.

8-           There will be an overnight curfew from 8 pm to 6 am. This means all movements will be prohibited during this period except essential services;

9-           There will be a ban on non-essential inter-state passenger travels until further notice;

10-         There will be partial and controlled interstate movement of goods and services will be allowed to allow for the movement of goods and services from producers to consumers.

11-         Mandatory use of face masks or coverings in public in addition to maintaining physical distancing and personal hygiene.

12-         Restrictions of social and religious gathers shall remain in place.

13-         Lockdown in the FCT, Lagos & Ogun States shall subsist and remain in place until Saturday, 2nd May 2020 at 9 am.

14-         Total lockdown in Kano for 2 weeks.

15-         State Governors may choose to amend adapt and expand based on their unique circumstances provided they maintain alignment with the guidelines issued above on public health and hygiene.

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