The Director-General of The Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu, has cautioned against reliance solely on face shields for protection against the novel coronavirus. Many Nigerians have chosen to use face shields instead of face masks in the recent weeks. However, speaking at the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on June 25, Ihekweazu emphasized that face shields alone are not enough to afford protection from the virus and advised the use of face masks in addition to face shields. He stated, “There has been an increasing use of face shield to protect the population from the transmission of COVID19. Today I would like to advice that face shields are great but they should be used in addition to face masks and not in place of face masks. From what we know at the moment, face shield is not sufficient to protect ourselves and the population. So we can gradually over the next few days evolve out of face shields and back to masks.”
Watch a video of his statement below…
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Face shield should be worn in addition to face mask – NCDC DG
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