Chikwe Ihekweazu,
director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says Nigeria
can learn from China on how it is combating coronavirus.
Ihekweazu said he
shared lessons from China’s fight against coronavirus with the ministry of
health on his return to the country.
Upon his return to
the country, the DG went into self-isolation for 14 days as a precautionary
health protocol.
The NCDC earlier
debunked the claim that Ihekweazu was quarantined, saying the DG tested
negative for coronavirus after he returned from China where he was a part of
the World Health Organisation (WHO) mission.
TheCable reports
he has already spent at least seven days in self-isolation.
In a series of
tweets on Wednesday, Ihekweazu said going to China was something that had to be
done despite the coronavirus outbreak in that country.
“Since our return, I
have shared lessons from the mission to China with the leadership of
@Fmohnigeria and the #NCDCTeam Currently, the number of new cases in China is
less than the number of new cases outside of China. The country did something
right that we can learn from,” he tweeted.
“Going to China
during a large outbreak was not an easy decision to make. But it is what we do.
In Nigeria, nearly every week, I approve the deployment of Teams to investigate
and respond to outbreaks. When our expertise is needed at the global level, we
will contribute.”
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everydayGoing to China during a large outbreak was not an easy decision to make. But it is what we do.— Chikwe Ihekweazu (@Chikwe_I) March 4, 2020
In Nigeria, nearly every week, I approve the deployment of Teams to investigate and respond to outbreaks. When our expertise is needed at the global level, we will contribute to this. pic.twitter.com/ufPTgdJoWK
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