Coronavirus scare catches up with Nigeria as govt bars officials from foreign trips

The Federal Government on Tuesday barred all government officials, including public and civil servants, from travelling abroad.

The Presidential Task Force on Coronavirus announced the decision after a closed-door meeting in Abuja.

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, who is also the chairman of the committee, said the ban takes immediate effect.

The federal government on Tuesday inaugurated presidential task force to monitor the development of COVID- 19 pandemic across the country and the globe.

Mustapha, who inaugurated the task force, said the composition of the panel would enable Nigeria in its bid to effectively tackle the scourge.

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He said: “Actions taken by governments in different parts of the world point to the fact that COVID-19 constitutes a major threat to humanity and requires that our response must be firm, scientific, methodical and strategic.”

The task force has six months to deliberate on its terms of reference.

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