Dayo Ojerinde, Friday Olokor, Umar Muhammed, Daud Olatunji andThe Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof.
Akin Abayomi, has said the Italian being treated for coronavirus at the Infectious Disease Centre, Yaba, is depressed although getting better.
“As of today , he is in a better spirit; he requested psychosocial support as he was getting a bit depressed because he is isolation. He is the only person in the ward, and of course, very few visitors, because his family is not in Nigeria. “If I can’t find those two people between now and tomorrow , I will be asking the press to help me put the information about them in the media. I’m trying to hold back their information for the sake of privacy,” he said.
Olamiju in the letter recommended frequent hand washing, use of handkerchief, tissue paper or covering of the mouth with arm while coughing or sneezing, as parts of measures to stop the spread of the disease. The commission also encouraged intending pilgrims, whether for Umrah or Hajj under private arrangements, to sign agreements on the types of package they were paying for and should indicate category of services being paid for and other terms and conditions of engagement.
He said, “Airlines are to remind passengers to provide factual address and phone numbers to enhance contact tracing in case there is a need to do so. The GMD president added that the training would focus on an enhanced level of preparedness, heightened index of suspicion, acquisition of appropriate kit, first-line treatment, robust and informed referral mechanism and patient education.As of March 5, no fewer than 96,132 cases had been confirmed, which has led to the deaths of 3,305 patients globally.
She urged that the habit of touching face and other parts of the body without washing hands should be discouraged.
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