'... many are educated, well-to-do people, who chose home-based care, where they develop sudden complication and have to be rushed to hospital,” he said.
He also urge the public to quickly seek medical attention when the need arises.
“Experience has continued to show that breathing complication in COVID-19 patients cauterises with little or no notice.“We will also continue to provide diagnostic commodities and facilities in collaboration with partners,” he said.Meanwhile, at the briefing, the Director-General of NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu, said reporting more or less COVID-19 cases does not attract support from the federal government to states.
There have been unconfirmed reports of some states distorting the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in order to attract financial support from the federal government.“Whether you report more or less, there is no direct relationship between the number of cases and how much support you get.
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