Edo doctor treating COVID-19 patients contracts disease

as said.’s Sunrise Daily programme monitored by our correspondent on Thursday.

Sokomba said six doctors had died of Lassa fever while one unnamed doctor had been infected with COVID-19. He said, “At the moment, as health workers continue to play their part in containing the spread of the disease, the health workers are not protected. One of our colleagues died just yesterday from Lassa fever. This is the state of our health care institutions and that is the fate of most health care workers in the country.“Dr. Philp Dzuana is the sixth doctor to have died of Lassa fever in the country and very little is being done to getting this kind of situation under control.

“Just yesterday again, one of our doctors in ISTH, Iruaa, had tested positive for the COVID-19 disease. What that means is that these doctors that are testing positive to various diseases are being left alone to take care of themselves. “There is no form of life insurance for them. There is no form of compensation. To say the least, what these doctors benefit at the end of every month as hazard allowance is N5, 0000. So, we are worried that if victory against COVID-19, Lassa fever outbreak in the country is to be achieved, the welfare and wellbeing of doctors and other health workers who are on the frontline must be secured.”

The doctor won't be a victim of this virus. He or she will get well I pray.

Get well soon doc

The main dance neva Start our doctors don dey contact the disease? God help us

Health workers are needed at all time to keep us healthy and alive. My greatest worry is that they pay the huge price when dieases strike. May the soul of d dead RIP. May d citizens recognize d indispensability of health workers & fight their cause ceaselessly

Please heal him

Haba, Lagos have the highest case of the virus in Nigeria and no doctor has contracted it here. Egungun be careful o

we know, we all imperfect...but your frequent grammatical errors is alarming.... people should come on here to get their use of english sharpened not this nonsense you tweet. Please update us in yoruba if you can't type correct sentences.

Idesirecrown This thing no balance at all

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