The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has urged the federal government to direct, through the Presidential Task Force (PTF), an investigation into
has urged the federal government to direct, through the Presidential Task Force , an investigation into the coronavirus-free status of Kogi and Cross Rivers States.
Health experts say the true spread and toll to the contagion is vastly understated due to under-testing as the country is besieged with multiple testing challenges, including delays in the collection of samples, and submission of results with many states not working in sync with the national response strategy.
The association said it vehemently decried the stance of the governments of Kogi and Cross River to NCDC’s advisory. The doctor’s association in Kogi had expressed fears that the consequences of not testing people for the COVID-19 may be too enormous to deal with.
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