When COVID-19 (Coronavirus) broke out in the WUHAN Province of China on December 30, 2019, the question on the lips of stakeholders was not if, but when it will, like others before it, berth in Nigeria.
The confirmation of Nigeria’s index case of the dreaded COVID-19 is another test of Nigeria’s preparedness to combat global health threats writes ADEYINKA ADERIBIGBE, KELVIN OSA-OKUNBOR, KOLADE ADEYEMI, OJO OLUWAFEMI, UJA EMMANUEL, ABDULGAFAR ALABELEWE, BISI OLANIYI, JOHN OFIKHENUA
The Chief Incident Commander and the State Governor, Mr. Sanwo-Olu, who paid a visit to the centre on Sunday again allayed fears of residents on spread of the virus. On how the patient scaled through health screening at the Lagos airport without being detected, Sanwo-Olu said investigation showed the virus did not manifest in the patient at the time he passed through the airport. The incident, he said, prompted the Government to immediately trigger advanced end-to-end screening for passengers flying into Nigeria, especially from high-risk countries.
He assured that the government will continue to provide resources needed by the professionals, to make the centre as comfortable as possible. The governor lamented that some Nigerians are taking advantage of the crisis at hand to make money by hiking prices of preventive items.
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