The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has urged the federal government of Nigeria to learn from the example of Ghana, noting that it is too early for the country to ease the lockdown in some parts of the country.
Dr Francis Faduyile, President of the association, said in a statement that the timing of the Federal Government’s decision is bad as the country is still battling with the virus. He said the country is also battling inadequate Personal Protective Equipment for health workers and lack of bed spaces for patients.
The statement read in part, “As the incidence of the COVID-19 hits the 2000th mark by this weekend, just seven days after hitting the 1000th mark, it figuratively tilts the epidemiological curve towards an upward spike.
“More so, the revelation by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control that the nation lacks bed spaces in Lagos worsens this frightening scenario.
“The easing of the lockdown even in phases is very premature. Nigeria should learn from her neighbour, Ghana, where the same action produced 100 percent increase in infection rate in just a week.
“Instead, the association believes that agencies of state should intensify efforts through mass enlightenment campaigns beyond current attempts to explain the dangers inherent in easing the lockdown prematurely in the face of rising infection rates; and also for the palliatives to reach the needy.
“With 113 healthcare workers in Nigeria reportedly infected with COVID-19 in the course of discharging their duties, NMA reminds all doctors and healthcare workers not to let down their guards in adhering strictly to infection prevention and control protocols.
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