Neglect of basic infrastructure in Nigeria exposed by Coronavirus – SGF

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has said the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has uncovered some ignored essential framework in Nigeria.

Mr Mustapha while reacting to inquiries at the day by day PTF preparation on Monday said the nation won't continue as before again once the flare-up is finished.

"I think after COVID-19, Nigeria won't be the equivalent again in light of the fact that there are some essential foundation that we have disregarded for an incredibly prolonged stretch of time and I accept that, this will help us in setting up those frameworks.

"So that in the event that we have another debacle, we will have the option to fill in as a group and as a country to guarantee that in whatever we have to do, there are forms, there are portions and there are lists that have been led about the sort of individuals that should profit by specific classifications of palliatives," he said.

Mr Mustapha likewise said created nations like the United States of America (USA) had the option to disperse palliatives "since they have the foundation set up."

"In America, individuals are qualified for specific palliatives since they have a framework, they have a framework that encourages them in figuring out what you can profit by," he said.

Mr Mustapha was as of late in the news for an inappropriate reasons when he said he never knew how awful Nigeria's human services foundation had become.

"I can let you know without a doubt, I never realized that our whole medicinal services framework was in the state wherein it is until I was selected to accomplish this work," Mr Mustapha had said at a gathering with the initiative of the National Assembly.

His announcement drew a great deal of analysis however he later said his comment was misjudged.

The flare-up of COVID-19 has brought to the cutting edge the rot in a portion of the nation's segments, particularly the wellbeing area.

As of Monday evening, Nigeria has recorded 665 instances of COVID-19 out of 188 individuals have recouped. Around 22 individuals have passed on from the ailment.

'A long way from being done'

Mr Mustapha noticed that the COVID-19 episode is a long way from being done in Nigeria.

He said the nation must accomplish more on expanding testing, secluding affirmed cases and catching up with contacts of cases.

"Given the expansion in the quantity of affirmed cases in the most recent week, the PTF stays aware of the way that we are a long way from the finish of this episode in Nigeria.

"We, in this manner, must concentrate significantly more vivaciously on our system of expanding testing, detaching affirmed cases, catching up with contacts of cases and overseeing affirmed cases to recuperation," he said

Then, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, at the instructions, said the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) will twofold its testing limit from 1,500 to 3,000 people day by day.

He additionally clarified that the high number of affirmed COVID-19 cases was because of expanded testing and social assembly at the grassroots to battle network transmission of the infection.