The federal government says a medical team from China will
arrive the country in a few days.
Osagie Enahire, minister of health, broke the news at the
presidential task force on COVID-19 briefing in Abuja on Friday.
He also said a group of Chinese companies working in Nigeria
have donated medical supplies to support the country’s fight against COVID-19.
He said the items include commodities such as personal
protective equipment and ventilators.
“I have been notified of medical supplies from China,
courtesy of a group of Chinese companies working here in Nigeria. A special
cargo aircraft shall leave Nigeria in a few days to collect the items which
include commodities, personal protective equipment and ventilators,” he said.
“An 18-man team of Chinese medical experts including
doctors, nurses and other medical advisers shall come along with the flight to
assist us. I must at this juncture commend our frontline workers who are doing
a great job in case identification and management.
“As we prepare to contain COVID-19, we must not lose sight
of other health challenges in our country. Routine health service must continue
in our hospitals. Only a wing of tertiary health centres should be used for
infected patients.”
The minister said nearly 3,000 samples have been tested for
the disease, adding that Nigeria will witness an increase in confirmed
coronavirus cases despite the lockdown.
Nigeria has recorded 190 confirmed cases out of which Lagos
state, which is the epicentre of the disease, has 98 cases.
The federal capital territory (FCT) has 38; Osun, 20, and
Oyo, eight cases. Akwa Ibom state has five cases; Ogun and Edo states have four
each; Kaduna, four; Bauchi, three.
Enugu and Ekiti states have two cases each while Rivers and
Benue states have recorded one each.
In Africa, over 7,000 cases have been recorded with 284
deaths spread across 50 countries.
Globally, the confirmed cases hit one million on Thursday,
with at least 51, 300 people dead from complications of the disease.
The infection has spread to 204 countries and territories
since the first case was recorded in Wuhan, China, late December.
On March 24, Jack Ma, co-founder of Alibaba, Chinese
e-commerce company, donated medical kits for Nigeria to fight coronavirus
pandemic.
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The moment a Chinese team lands your shores to help with this pandemic, the number of infected people jumps. Check with all European countries that have received a Chinese medical delegation. We are doing quite well with the cases confirmed. No single death from all the patients. Only those who refused immediate treatment are dead. Please why do we need to invite problem?
ReplyDeleteWHY INVITING A MEDICAL IMPOSTORS TO NIGERIA, WE ARE MANAGING THIS VIRUS VERY WELL. OUR EVIL LEADERS WANT TO KILL EVERYBODY IN THE NAME OF HELPING THE COUNTRY
ReplyDeleteIN FACT WE DON'T NEED THEIR HELP. LEADERS BE WARE AND BE WARN
I quite agree with you, we don't need Chinese people here,the are the problem of the world presently..
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