The Federal Government has said that it may resort to total lockdown as its last strategy to contain the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19 in the country.
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, stated this during the weekly ministerial briefing by the Presidential Communication Team in Abuja.
He cited the extreme effects of lockdowns on the economy and everyday life and also assured Nigerians that the new variant of the virus does not pose the sort of threat that might warrant a lockdown of any form.
According to him, rather than imposing total lockdowns as seen at the onset of the outbreak, the federal government would rather employ precision lockdowns on specific areas of the country under threat.
Ehanire also revealed that apart from the vaccines sourced free of charge, Nigeria has paid for about 30 million doses of Johnson & Johnson doses.
According to him, since the prices of the one-shot vaccine have dropped, the country hopes to purchase about 40 million doses of the vaccines in all.
However, he assured that the majority of vaccines used in the country will be bought by government rather than depending on those gifted to it by other countries.
