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Volume 28, Supplement—December 2022
SUPPLEMENT ISSUE
Workforce

Effect of Nigeria Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 Pandemic, Nigeria

Omotayo BoluComments to Author , Boss Mustapha, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Mukthar Muhammad, Assad Hassan, Ahmad Abdulwahab, Adeyelu A. Asekun, Reward Nsirim, Emeka Okechukwu, Ibrahim Attah, Mahesh Swaminathan, Stacie Greby, Adebimpe Adebiyi, Morenike Alex-Okoh, Tochi Okwor, Elsie Ilori, Nwando Mba, Joe Mutah, James Akujobi, Ndirpaya Battah, Wilfred Haggai, Geoffrey Okatubo, Awele Okigbo, Evelyn Castle, Ibrahim Abubakar, Charles Akataobi, Olusegun Adekunle, and Sani H. Aliyu
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (O. Bolu, A.A. Asekun, M. Swaminathan, S. Greby); Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria (B. Mustapha, C. Ihekweazu, T. Okwor, E. Ilori, N. Mba, O. Adekunle); Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Abuja (B. Mustapha, O. Adekunle); Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Abuja (M. Muhammad, A. Hassan, A. Abdulwahab, I. Attah); US Agency for International Development, Abuja (R. Nsirim, E. Okechukwu); Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja (A. Adebiyi, M. Alex-Okoh, G. Okatubo); Ministry of Information and Culture, Abuja (J. Mutah); Nigeria National Emergency Management Agency, Abuja (J. Akujobi); Federal Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment, Abuja (N. Battah); Federal Ministry of Aviation, Abuja (W. Haggai); Credo Advisory, Abuja (A. Okigbo); eHealth Africa, Freetown, Sierra Leone (E. Castle); Public Health England, London, UK (I. Abubakar); African Field Epidemiology Network Nigeria, Abuja (C. Akataobi); Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK (S.H. Aliyu)

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Table 3

Summary of the national pandemic response plan phases, Nigeria, 2020

Phase Description Response
1
 No cases
 Monitoring global trends, surveillance, early detection of high-risk passengers for follow-up, isolation of symptomatic cases
2
 Sporadic cases
 Increased surveillance, set up of quarantine and isolation procedures, cancellation of gatherings, public sensitization, forecasting and quantification of commodities and personal protective equipment
3
 Cluster of connected cases
 Intensified surveillance towards containment, expedited sample collection, testing; isolation and management of suspected/confirmed cases, mass care
4
 Community transmission
 Declaration of a national emergency activation of triage sites and alternative treatment sites. Increased stock of supplies. Mass care. Allocation of resources for public safety and order
5
 Postpeak
 Continued surveillance, testing, case management, and infection prevention and control measures. Provision of social protection services
6 Recovery Deactivation and decontamination or triage and treatment sites. Reviewed and modified risk communication. Authorization for opening of public spaces

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