FG in need of more oxygen as COVID-19 emergencies increase
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation and PTF
Chairman, Boss Mustapha, said this in Abuja during the briefing of the COVID-19
task force.
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 said the
number of patients hospitalized with the deadly virus is on the increase and
the major concern of the government is to have enough oxygen nationwide to
attend to emergencies.
“An enhanced risk communication strategy becomes inevitable
when we realise that within the last 24 hours, the world witnessed the largest
single day cases of 230,370 while in Nigeria, last week recorded the highest
weekly fatality of 70 deaths,” the SGF said.
He said there were plans to establish one sample collection
centre in each of the 774 local government areas in the 36 states of the
federation and the FCT.
Tanks of oxygen are used to treat people with breathing problems, a common problem faced by some COVID-19 patients. When the case is severe, a ventilator is deployed.
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