Bleach Is Not A Cure For Coronavirus - FG
The Federal government has warned Nigerians to stop drinking bleach as a cure for Coronavirus.
The government said it had been informed that some people suggesting that the chemical could cure the disease.
“Bleach is poisonous; it could kill. It is not a cure for COVID-19″, saidSani Aliyu, National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.
He stated this during the daily briefing of the PTF. in Abuja on Thursday.
Aliyu also directed that all essential workers be allowed free movement across the country.
He appealed to security agents to accord citizens deserved respect and that citizens must reciprocate such.
The PTF coordinator further warned that Africans are continuously being infected by the novel coronavirus and were not immune.
“Hot or cold weather is not a factor in the transmission of COVID-19,” he said.