The Nigerian Medical Association have advised state governors to abstain from relaxing the lockdown in their states in order to allow Nigerians celebrate their easter.
The NMA in a press release signed by the NMA president, Dr. Francis Faduyile and the general secretary asserted that the governors would only succeed at breaching the already established measure of social distancing which have helped the country control a sporadic spread of the disease so far.
The medical doctors slated orders by some state governors authorising social gathering whence wearing a face mask, a subtle lifting of the social distancing ban to allow gatherings in mosques and churches from Friday to Sunday in Rivers, Cross River, Katsina and Kogi.
The NMA also added that they were aware that similar orders were also given in Ondo, Ebonyi and Imo states which have approved mass attendance of Easter services.
“ While appreciating the prime place of religion in our national lives and especially the value Christians place on Easter, we place on record that there is now the evidence of community transmission of COVID-19.
They stated that such gatherings or relaxing the lockdown order will only put the country at risk and heighten the curve of transmission dynamics.
