The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, at a press briefing on the outbreak of Coronavirus in NigeriaThe Nigerian government has cautioned authorities and health officials in Kogi and Cross River States against “playing politics” with the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that such is capable of thwarting the national response against the contagion.
Meanwhile, health authorities and federal officials believe the governments are discouraging tests for people with symptoms of COVID-19.Nigeria Centre for Disease ControlThe Cross River government on the hand dismissed an internal hospital memo revealing how five cases of coronavirus were found in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital as a “desperate attempt by mischief makers to ensure that the state records a case of COVID-19”.
“We want to face this disease and the threat to the country. We know at one time that the health workers complained of not seeing progress in the state’s response, hence they embarked on strike. Some reasons were over payments, equipments, PPE and so on. The first response of the government is to make sure everyone has the PPE they need and pay as agreed,” the health minister explained.
The NMA chapter in the state had expressed concern over the stance of the Kogi government, warning that the consequences of not testing people for the COVID-19 may be too enormous to deal with.
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