These are the 6 states placed on red alert by FG over Covid-19 Third Wave.

The Presidential Steering Committee on Covid 19 (PSC), has released the list of the six states put on red alert by the Federal Government over the third wave of Covid 19.

The list of the 6 states was released in a statement issued by SGF, Boss Mustapha who warned other states to increase their level of preparedness and continue to use preventive measures to avoid contacting the deadly virus.

He also urged Nigerians to be very mindful of the wider spread of the virus during the Eid-el Kabir celebration which is on Tuesday, July 21, 2021.

These are the 6 states put on read alert by the Federal Government:

1. Lagos

2. Oyo

3. Rivers

4. Kaduna

5. Kano

6. Plateau

7. FCT

The Statement Read;

“Following the confirmation of the new Delta variant of Covid-19 and the rising number of infections and hospitalisations in the country, The Presidential Steering Computer on Covid-19 (PSC), has put six states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on red alert as part of the preventive measures against a third wave of the pandemic.

“The PSC, however, warns that all states of the federation should heighten their state of preparedness and continue to enforce all protocols put in place, given the renowned greater ease of the spread of the   Delta variant. These steps are critical as we begin to see worrisome early signs of increasing cases in Nigeria.”