The Federal Government has expressed serious concerns over the wrong disposal of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) used by health workers, which its says can complicate the effort to contain COVID-19 in the country. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, raised the alarm, on Tuesday in Abuja, during the briefing of the task force, saying that children are having access to discarded PPEs. However, he noted that the picture represents a dangerous development, as it underscores the need for more risk communication, community engagement and diligence in the disposal of used PPEs on the part of our frontline workers and the administrators. He added: “It also underscores the need to broaden the theme and messages in our communication strategy. The task force chairman said that on the contrary, COVID-19 is still virulent, dangerous and infectious; and that the citizens’ lives have changed for good and will never revert to what everyone used to know.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 02, 2020 17:00 UTC