0
0
The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, on Monday, raised the alarm that Nigeria had reached a critical level where hospital capacity could no longer cope with more serious COVID-19 cases.
According to him, health workers may be forced to make tough decisions.
Over $30m loan available to private healthcare providers in Nigeria, other countries
No, COVID vaccine won’t leave ‘invisible mark’ to be used as ‘immunity passport’
“The country has reached a critical level where the hospital capacity will no longer be able to cope with more serious COVID-19 cases and health workers would be forced to make tough decisions.
Dr Ihekweazu gave the warning in Abuja at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.
He also urged those in the frontline to maintain “a higher index of suspicion for COVID-19.”
The NCDC boss added that health workers should not rule out COVID-19 even while treating malaria patients.
“We need to protect our more vulnerable citizens. We all have to take responsibility, this is not for NCDC, PTF or government alone,” Ihekweazu said.
