COVID-19: Army Cancels On-going Conference In Abuja As Officer Tests Positive

COVID-19: Army Cancels On-going Conference In Abuja As Officer Tests Positive.

The Nigerian Army has been coerced to abruptly end the ongoing Chief of Army Staff’s Annual Conference 2020 in Abuja following COVID-19 infection at the venue.

From information made available Gistlover on Thursday by the acting Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sagir Musa, an officer participating in the conference tested positive to COVID-19.

Following the development, all participants at the conference have been instructed to proceed on self-quarantine while all other remaining activities in the conference have been cancelled.

The Army statement reads:

“The Nigerian Army wishes to inform members of the public that due to resurgence of COVID 19 Pandemic in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja in what appears to be a second wave of infection cycle and the unfortunate incident on Tuesday 8 December 2020, where an officer participating in the ongoing Chief of Army Staff’s Annual Conference 2020 here in Abuja tested positive to COVID 19, the remaining activities of the conference have therefore been immediately cancelled.”

 “All the participants have been mandated to immediately proceed on self-isolation in line with the Federal Government’s protocol for COVID 19 and to prevent any further spread of the disease.”