Adeleke Mamora, the minister of state for health, says a
Nigerian doctor has died in Canada after contracting coronavirus.
Mamora was addressing journalists in Abuja on Monday while
giving an update on the COVID-19 situation in the country.
“We must be conscious of not being complacent, the price to
pay for complacency is huge. I have heard people say that the black man’s gene
is resistant and so COVID-19 is not for us,” he said.
“Don’t forget, some black men even from Africa, even from
Nigeria have died, unfortunately. We heard the story of one doctor who lived in
Italy, a Nigerian, a black man.
“So we should not get carried away. There are a lot of
things known about COVID-19 and there are still things unknown. We have to be
very careful about believing claims that are yet to be fully validated.”
Olumide Okunuga, a Nigerian doctor who lived in Italy, had
contracted the disease during a visit to Canada.
Okunuga, who was aged 63, was a pathologist until his death
Answering a question on if Nigeria would introduce a travel
ban to prevent importation of the disease, Mamora said the health authorities
are monitoring the situation.
“We are monitoring the situation and we have received an
action guideline from the World Health Organisation. We’ll do it if it becomes
necessary even before the of today,” he responded.
Ghana announced on Sunday that it would close its borders to
travellers from countries where there are more than 200 cases of coronavirus.
South Africa has also shut 35 out of its 53 land borders,
banned gatherings of more than 100 people and schools will be shut from March
18.
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