Aisha gave the order on
Thursday as part of preventive measures against the spread of Coronavirus
(COVID-19). The office will remain shut for two weeks.
The office of the First
Lady, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, in Aso Presidential Villa has been shut for fear
of coronavirus.
Aisha gave the directive in
a circular signed by her Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Aliyu
Abdullahi, on Thursday in Abuja.
”I have directed the
shutdown of my office for two weeks with immediate effect while essential staff
can work from home as a result of some Staff who recently returned from the UK.
”Let’s keep adhering to the
advice of the Federal Ministry of Health and NCDC which encourages maintaining
social distancing, high hygiene culture through regular washing of hands with
soaps and sanitisers.
”Let’s adopt preventive
measures and ensure the safety of our families and the general public,” she
said.
Aisha advised parents to
take necessary measures to prevent their children from the spread of
Coronavirus.
”I urge all parents to do
the same if possible because prevention is better than cure,” she said.
Aisha also announced that
one of her daughters who just returned from the United Kingdom is on self-isolation
even without experiencing the symptoms of COVID-19.
”Earlier today, my daughter
returned from the UK being among the high Burden listed countries of COVID-19.
”Based on the advice of the
Hon. Minister Of Health, Presidential Task force on COVID-19 and that of NCDC,
she is on self-isolation, not because she displayed any symptoms of the virus,″
she said.
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