- Professor Babatunde Salako, Director-General, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), has warned about an imminent third wave of the pandemic.
- The recent surge in the cases he said pointed towards a third wave and called for necessary efforts to check the spread of the virus.
Professor Babatunde Salako, Director-General, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), has warned about an imminent third wave of the pandemic. The recent surge in the cases he said pointed towards a third wave and called for necessary efforts to check the spread of the virus.
He cautioned that Nigerians have lowered their guard and tend to ignore the COVID -19 protocols and added that the responsibility is equally with the people as well as the government to check the virus spread. He urged for necessary preparations like getting isolation centres ready, retraining of staff, speeding up the vaccination and so on.