The Presidential Task Force on
COVID-19, on Wednesday, advised Nigerians to avoid self-medication and to wear
a mask as a precautionary measure in curbing the spread of COVID-19.
In what appears to be a reaction
to the claim by Stella Immanuel, a Nigerian-trained US doctor, who, in a viral
video on Monday, said she has treated over 350 COVID-19 patients with
hydroxychloroquine.
She also claimed that a face mask
is not needed to prevent the transmission of the disease.
“I’m here because I have
personally treated over 350 patients with COVID-19. Patients that have
diabetes, patients that have high blood pressure, patients that have asthma,
old people. I think my oldest patients are 92. We have not lost one patient,”
she had said.
“And the result has been the
same. I put them on hydroxychloroquine, I put them on zinc, I put them on
Zithromax, and they’re all well. For the past few months, after taking care of
over 350 patients, we’ve not lost one. Not a diabetic, not somebody with high
blood pressure, not somebody with asthma, not an old person.”
But in a post with the picture of
Immanuel and the word “CAUTION” written across the picture, the PTF advised
Nigerians to keep observing COVID-19 prevention protocol.
“Wear a mask. Avoid
self-medication. Please continue to observe COVID-19 prevention protocols.
Visit www.covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/guideline for approved guidelines.
“Maintain physical distance”.
Wear A Mask. Avoid Self Medication. #PTFCOVID19 pic.twitter.com/YgmPZ5Ecjj— Covid-19 Presidential Task Force (PTF) | Nigeria (@DigiCommsNG) July 29, 2020
Immanuel’s claim has generated
lots of mixed reactions with many criticising it.
The video, shared by US President
Donald Trump, who had said hydroxychloroquine was treatment for COVID-19, was
later removed by Facebook and Twitter for misinformation.
The Guild of Medical Doctors, a
body of private medical practitioners in Nigeria, also rejected her claim,
advising the public to take it with reservations.
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