By March 27, a month since its first recorded COVID-19 case, Nigeria had confirmed 70 cases of the virus, a speed of spread that pales into insignificance when compared with that of the United States’ for the same period.
Depending on statistics from Worldometres, PREMIUM TIMES compared the speed of spread and recovery and fatality rates in the US, the United Kingdom, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, and Nigeria. By these indicators, our analysis shows Nigeria may have better-managed COVID-19 than many countries including in Europe and America.
Nigeria and Brazil recorded their respective first cases on the same day, February 27. Currently, while Nigeria has 238 recorded cases, the American nation has 12,240, including 566 deaths and 127 recoveries, translating to 4.5 per cent fatality and 1.04 per cent recovery rates. In any case, limited testing capacity may cover Nigeria’s true reality. Nigeria has tested only about four thousand people, according to the NCDC, the frontline agency against the virus, compared with nearly two million and over 250,000 in the US and the UK, respectively.
An investigation, based on direct observation by PREMIUM TIMES, showed the public hospitals in the capital Abuja are poorly prepared to help stem the spread of the virus.
Yes because we’re isolating those who has malaria
They should stay focused and stop any form of comparison until the battle is finally over.
The question shld be directed to health workers, but from my own view, i can tell that the govt re doing well with the level all states are speeding up with isolation centres over the state and the recovery is awesome too. Kudos to the govt and the health workers.
Yes of course
Capital no..developed countries had more imported cases than Nigeria because the former are more connected in trade. It's not yet uhuru.....still too early to assess.
The simple reason why it looks like so is because the no. is still small, let's pray and hope it does not get out of hand because we certainly know who we are
Lauder please
At the rate we are, yes, if the country is overwhelmed with plenty cases, our management result might be different, but for now we are not doing bad.Kudos to all health workers out there.
Has Nigeria test more suspected cases than many develop country.
God is on Nigerians side
If the carry out test on 50,000 Nigerians you’ll be overwhelmed by the results.
Not really but we are trying
The stone that the builder rejected has become the corner Stone!! Na God do am.
I guess so.
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