Coronavirus: How we’re treating our patients to recover — Ondo, Osun, Ekiti Officials
PREMIUM TIMES checks revealed that their respective isolation/treatment centres have started using a cocktail comprising chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin drugs as effective treatment for infected patients.
The state became affected in March when several persons returned from Ivory Coast; 27 of them, and were immediately isolated and tested for the virus.Isolation and Treatment Centre where they were provided with treatment.The Osun State Commissioner for Health, Rafiu Isamatu, told PREMIUM TIMES although there is a lack of a breakthrough in the treatment of the disease worldwide, the efficacy of some already known drugs has aided the medical containment of the virus in the state.
“Anecdotal evidence shows that it works. There is this American Journal of Medicine which equally gives credence to the use of hydroxylchloroquine. However, it has not been officially recognised as the best treatment for COVID-19. The commissioner explained that hitherto, hydroxychloroquine was used to treat gout, which is the accumulation of protein in the joints, adding that it has now been found to be effective in the management of coronavirus.
“Those people we have lost, 99.9 per cent of them had one underlying pathology or the other,” he said. “There is nothing to stigmatise anybody about COVID-19. Some are refusing to come up for test because of that.”Ekiti State recorded its first death as a result of the virus in the case of a 29-year-old health worker who was also pregnant. She had a caesarean section and had a heart attack, even though she tested positive for the virus.
“We treat them symptomatically, if you have high temperature, we give them something to lower the temperature, if somebody is having pains, we treat the pain. Whatever that is needed, you give it to them. The index case of the disease was a military officer who arrived with symptoms of the virus after an international engagement in India. He was isolated, but the doctor who attended to him at the Army medical centre was later infected.
He said doctors also treat the patients ‘symptomatically’. He noted that the chloroquine treatment had been effective.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Coronavirus: Gov. Oyetola confirms number of COVID-19 patient in Osun - Daily Post NigeriaGovernor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State says there is still one Coronavirus patient left at the state isolation centre. Oyetola, in a statement by his
Read more »
Coronavirus: Osun announces mandatory use of face mask in publicAs a measure to curb the spread of coronavirus, the Osun State Government has announced the mandatory use of face masks in public places
Read more »
Ondo 2020: Ondo Deputy Gov allegedly dumps Akeredolu as campaign materials emerge - Daily Post NigeriaThe ongoing rift between the Ondo State Deputy Governor, Hon. Agboola Ajayi and his boss, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu may have finally worsened
Read more »
Ondo pastor arraigned for allegedly raping epileptic girl
Read more »
Ondo 2020: Deputy governor disowns PDP campaign posterOndo State Deputy Governor, Hon Agboola Ajayi, has disowned a Peoples Democratic Party campaign poster and video with his name and picture...
Read more »
49 Ivory Coast returnees test negative to COVID-19 - Osun commissionerThe Osun State Government says the 49 indigenes of the state who returned to the state from Ivory Coast on Wednesday have tested negative to COVID-19.
Read more »