Constant washing of hands, wearing of mask, isolation, make one vulnerable to COVID-19 – Expert

A medical doctor with the Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi, Benue State, Ifegbike Kalu, on Friday said COVID-19 was turning everything about science upside down. Dr Kalu spoke in reaction to claims by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome of LoveWorld Incorporated that the use of face mask was an embarrassment to science. Oyakhilome had also claimed that wearing

A medical doctor with the Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi, Benue State, Ifegbike Kalu, on Friday said COVID-19 was turning everything about science upside down.of LoveWorld Incorporated that the use of face mask was an embarrassment to science.

Reacting, Dr Kalu in a chat with DAILY POST, said some people in the same world believe that using a face mask in public stops man from interacting with virus and bacteria. He said: “I think he has his reasons because there is this school of thoughts that believes that the use of mask outside prevents one from interacting naturally with virus and bacteria which is not supposed to be; because even if they are harmful, they are beneficial to humans.

The medical practitioner warned that people would become more vulnerable when they make contact with bacteria after protecting themselves for a long time.

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