Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says the Chinese
doctors who came to Nigeria over a month ago are working at “our isolation
centres.”
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) had earlier kicked
against the involvement of Chinese medical experts in the fight against
coronavirus but the federal government allayed their fears, assuring them that
the medical team from the country where coronavirus broke out would not have
access to Nigerian patients.
But speaking at the daily press briefing of the presidential
task force on COVID-19 on Monday, the minister said the Chinese medical team is
also helping the country build capacity.
“The Chinese are doing well, they all tested negative for
coronavirus. As to what they are doing right now, they are busy working at our
isolation centres, putting together and setting up their equipment they
brought,” he said.
“They are helping our doctors in capacity building in the
centres. Like we said at the beginning, none of the Chinese doctors will be
treating any patient in Nigeria.”
Mohammed did not go into details on their location or the
number of isolation centres where they have worked.
Upon their arrival in Nigeria, the Chinese medical experts
were quarantined for 14 days after which they were tested for COVID-19.
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