113 Nigerian health workers tested positive to COVID-19 – Minister of Health
The Minister of
Health, Ehanire Osagie has disclosed that 113 Nigerian health workers have
tested positive for Coronavirus.
The Minister
revealed this while responding to questions at the daily Presidential Task
Force on COVID-19 briefing on Thursday April 30. Osagie said the infected
health workers represent about 6 per cent of the total 1,728 infected persons.
Osagie said;
“Latest figures we
have is that there are about 113 people in the health sector infected with
COVID-19. Although they are not all public health workers, there are good
numbers from private hospitals.
“If you hear us
speaking here frequently against trying to treat coronavirus in private
clinics, we are actually referring to those people who do so without having
necessary precautions and training because they risk infecting themselves and
go home and give this infection to their family.
“Healthcare workers
who have no training have no business handling coronavirus."
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