COVID -19 patients who are on the run and fail to submit themselves for isolation are capable of truncating Nigeria's efforts to curtail the spread
The 110-bed Isolation Center at Mobolaji Johnoson, Stadium, Onikan, Lagos Island, constructed by the Lagos State Government and Guaranty Trust Bank, unveiled on Saturday, March 28, 2020.COVID -19 patients who are on the run and fail to submit themselves for isolation are capable of truncating Nigeria’s efforts to curtail the spread of the deadly virus, medical experts have said.
While some patients are yet to be admitted into the facilities, the commissioner said most patients are on the run and desert their homes to avoid being admitted. “Our isolation facilities really comfortable, it is not like the Ebola days, we have made a lot of improvements, ” Mr Abayomi said. “A lot of people still do not understand how the virus is managed hence they don’t want to be stigmatised.
He added that there are people who believe only in alternative and traditional medicine and such people will never go to a hospital, even when they test positive. Mr Olusodo said another cause for this act is the failure of the government in having a solid database for Nigerians which makes tracking people extremely difficult.“Even at the point of submitting samples for test, a lot of people will put wrong details, and since there is no centralised database it is easy for people to put fake addresses.
For Mr Olusudo, the major implication of people defaulting from treatment is that they will keep spreading the virus.
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