Moving on, the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 says the COVID-19 strain first reported in the United Kingdom has been found in Nigeria.

PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, BOSS MUSTAPHA, made this known at the PTF briefing in Abuja.

He said scientists found B117 variant strain in Nigeria after a long time of sequencing variants of the virus.

He also asked people with underlying factors and particularly school proprietors that all precautionary measures must be taken at home and in the schools when managing the pupils and students.