The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that wearing face masks outside is no longer required.
Ifedayo Adetifa, director-general of the NCDC, said in an interview with NAN on Friday that wearing a face mask inside and in other high-risk environments such as public transportation is still recommended.
“As vaccination coverage rises in countries, relaxation of COVID-19-related restrictions including mask mandates is increasing,” he said.
“However, the recent COVID-19 surges in many countries have led to questions of whether face masks should be encouraged or required, and for how long.
“Proper mask use reduces the probability of transmission between an individual who is infectious and one who is susceptible to infection and helps protect those with a high risk of infection and severe disease.
“Example, the elderly and those with cardiovascular and other disease and particularly in environments with a high risk of transmission – indoors – and where there is crowding.”
Adetifa urged Nigerians to take advantage of the government’s offer to receive their COVID-19 vaccine for free.
“This is our best chance at getting back to normalcy as soon as possible as a country and we must work collaboratively to ensure it is done in the quickest time possible,” he said.
The usage of face masks outdoors, according to Boss Mustapha, head of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC), will be dependent on Nigerians’ choice.
“The PSC continues to strongly recommend the use of face masks in enclosed environments. In open spaces, the use of face masks is discretional,” he said during a COVID-19 briefing.
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