The Federal Government is worried about challenges that have besieged isolation centres for Covid-19 nationwide, from protests over welfare and abscondment from centres to loud complaints on grounds that drugs must be given to people under observation.
“The first two are unhealthy developments capable of undermining the containment measures and putting the lives of care managers and frontline workers at risk. Similarly, persons in isolation are encouraged to follow the direction and instructions of the experts during their stay as treatment to be administered would largely depend on the evaluation of the doctor,” said Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.
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