Coronavirus: PTF declares Plateau new epicentre of pandemic

The presidential task-force for coronavirus (PTF) has lamented the growing spread of the virus, stating that the epicentre of the pandemic has gradually shifted to Plateau State, having earlier berth in Lagos and ravaged Kano, Ogun and Oyo states.

Mr Boss Mustapha, Chairman of the Task Force and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF who revealed this at the briefing, added that although Lagos has reached the peak of the pandemic, it was not yet time to relax.

“As we enter the last week of this extended eased lock-down phase, and note the impressively declining fatality ratio and reduction of confirmed cases, the PTF would also like to draw our attention to a subtle change in epicentre of the virus.

"We all recall that Lagos, Kano and Ogun states were the initial epicentres and this shifted to Oyo at a time, and now Plateau State. As mentioned by Lagos State Commissioner of Health and a notable COVID-19 warrior, Professor Akin Abayomi, Lagos has passed its peak but we call for vigilance and cautious optimism because the scourge is not over yet.

"Our strategic objective remains to test samples in high numbers across the entire nation,” the SGF said.

According to him, the briefing was packaged to underscore the level of transparency with which the resources deployed for the fight against the pandemic had been used.

He announced the launch of two PTF Transparency Initiative Dashboards which he described as a significant milestone because it puts valuable information at the disposal of every Nigerians.