New COVID-19 Variant More Contagious, Ekiti Warns Residents
By Victor Ogunje The Ekiti State Government yesterday warned its residents that the Delta Variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus was deadlier and more infectious, noting that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) had already confirmed the case of the new variant in the country. Consequently, the state government urged the residents to always use their facemasks in public places and ensure social distancing to avert the spread of the deadlier, more infectious and transmissible virus in any part of the state. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Oyebanji Filani and Coordinator of the Ekiti State CO...