Nigeria recorded 195 new cases of the novel coronavirus yesterday. So far, it is the highest one day increase.
In fact, many experts have suggested that the number could be much higher than the official figures, as Nigeria’s testing capacity is quite low.
Meanwhile, the 195 cases appears to have sparked sent some chills down the spine of several Nigerians, and hey have taken to social media to respond accordingly.
Since NCDC’s announcement, #extendthelockdown has been trending on social media.
Here are some of the reactions from Nigerians:
The dramatic increase in the number of cases is coming at a time the Federal Government plans on reopening the economy.
During the last speech delivered by Presiden Muhammadu Buhari, he announced that Lagos, FCT, and Ogun will begin to observe dusk to dawn curfew as from May 4th.