A former Aviation Minister,
Femi Fani-Kayode, has said the death rate of COVID-19 in Kano State was
expected as people were not being tested nor serious measures put in place to
fight the viral infection.
The former minister
warned that Nigeria may face more catastrophes if more tests are not conducted
to fish out people infected with the virus.
According to
Fani-Kayode, it was alarming that only 10,000 plus COVID-19 tests have been
carried out, so far, in a country as large as Nigeria, with a population of
about 200 million.
The Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain said this in a series of tweets on his
official Twitter page at the weekend.
“In a nation of 200
million people which is being ravaged by COVID-19, only 10,000 have been tested
for the disease. 90% of those that have Coronavirus are asymptomatic.
“This means that
millions of Nigerians may have the disease but don’t know it because they have
not been tested.
“The fact that
people are dying like flies in Kano does not surprise me because people are not
being tested for the disease, and neither are serious measures to fight the
scourge being put in place. More testing is required, and the lockdown must
continue and must be strict.
“Enforced with
reasonable palliatives and support from the FG to help the poor and needy.
Anything short of this will lead to catastrophe and many more deaths. Stay in,
calm, and safe.”
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