COVID-19: FG Warns Nigerians, Makes Fresh Revelation On Coronavirus Symptoms

Minister of Health Osagie Ehanire, has warned Nigerians that COVID-19 patients with delicate symptoms are still terribly extremely infectious. The minister explained that delicate symptoms in one person may be deadly infection in another. Ehanire spoke at the daily press informing members of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.

The Minister said, “That is why we have a tendency to advocate the suspension of close contact between grandchildren and grandparents, at now.

Our valuable doctors are urged to stick to all or any government directions and regulations; invariably apply personal protecting instrumentation (PPE); maintain a high index of suspicion for COVID-19; and defend yourselves, your darling ones and your colleagues.

He more warned that personal hospitals handling coronavirus cases while not government certification risk being sanctioned.

He added, “I shall use this chance to once more powerfully advise health professionals against non-public or secret management of individuals World Health Organization have COVID-19 outside of licenced health facilities. we have a tendency to cannot afford avertible morbidity and mortality.

Private facilities should get certification to treat this extremely communicable disease. Practitioners partaking in unauthorised treatment of COVID-19, run the chance of being pack up for remotion.

This next part of our strategy, thanks to the on the market proof of community transmission in Federal Republic of Nigeria, currently focuses on the community.

There are going to be additional community testing and social mobilisation at the grassroots to make sure physical distancing and advisories on the employment of masks or makeshift face coverings like handkerchiefs or scarves over the mouth and nose, to scale back risk of transmission.

Again, the revised case definition for testing includes: All patients with acute metabolic process distress syndrome; Contacts of individuals confirmed to possess COVID-19, with fever and tract symptoms; Persons with fever and tract symptoms of unknown cause.