The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said the country is witnessing a steady decline in the number of COVID-19 cases since January 25.
It, however, stated its commitment to scale up testing, risk communication and all the other response activities.
The agency urged Nigerians to take responsibility for their COVID-19 test results by getting tested in accredited laboratories across the country.
NCDC Director-General Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu made these known in Abuja during the briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19.
He said: “In Nigeria, COVID-19 cases have continued to decline. However, our response activities continue. We have seen a decline in the number of cases now across eight consecutive weeks. However, we are still scaling testing, pushing hard on risk communication, and all the other activities. We will continue to do so every single day and every week over the next few months.
“We have been working with many states to roll out rapid diagnostic test kits and we are happy with the progress being made. We urge all Nigerians to continue to adhere to the public health measures in order to maintain the gains that we have made.”
