FLASH: Over 40 Health workers test positive for Coronavirus in Nigeria 1
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FLASH: Over 40 Health workers test positive for Coronavirus in Nigeria

The Nigeria Minister of Health Dr. Osagie Ehanire had Thursday announced that more than 40 health workers, including doctors in the country have tested positive for coronavirus.

He said it had become critically important for health workers to maintain a high index of suspicion and protect themselves adequately with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the line of duty.

Ehanire, speaking at the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 in Abuja, said: “I applaud our health workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government will continue to provide you with the necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) and I urge you to take all necessary precautions for your own safety.

“Please do not treat any patient without using adequate PPE, frontline health workers must undertake refresher training on IPC at intervals.

“This advice has become necessary due to the number of health workers who have tested positive, over 40 now, for COVID-19 or been quarantined, in the last two weeks due to exposure, and therefore not been able to contribute to the health sector effort. I urge you all to remain vigilant in the line of duty and maintain a high index of suspicion for COVID-19

“We are still on hazard allowance for frontline health workers, as proposals have to be validated by the PTF. They also have to be validated by other authorities like the Minister of Finance etc. Therefore, there are other processes that will take place before it is announced.  it is a work in progress and will not be hidden.”

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