COVID-19: Falana calls for proactive measures as China battles surging cases

Femi Falana, a human rights attorney and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has urged the Federal Government to check the COVID-19 status of travelers from China.

Falana in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, urged government not to postpone taking required steps until the nation’s healthcare system was straining.

He said, “It is public knowledge that there has been a COVID-19 surge in China in the last few weeks. The Chinese authorities have been reporting about 5,000 cases a day. Some analysts have said that the crisis has been underreported by the Chinese Government.