NMA reveals how COVID-19 cases are increasing in Nigeria

The Nigeria Medical Affiliation (NMA) Cross River State Department has blamed the rise within the variety of COVID-19 infections in Nigeria on insufficient Isolation/therapy facilities throughout the nation.

The Chairman of Nigeria Medical Affiliation, Cross River State Department, Dr Harmless Abang, disclosed this whereas talking to DAILY POST through phone on Saturday.

Abang, who regretted the rise of the second wave of the pandemic, insisted that insufficient isolation/therapy facilities uncovered many individuals who wouldn’t be susceptible to the pandemic to be simply contaminated.

“Regarding, the isolation centres; there’s a lot left undone as many states don’t have ample isolation centres to satisfy the variety of sufferers presenting within the centres,” Abang mentioned.

“One other crucial side of COVID-19, which is being ignored is the Holding Bay, the place sufferers who’re suspected circumstances of COVID-19 are stored till their outcomes are out.

“That is vital as a result of to scale back illness transmission, the Holding Bay should be in place to maintain suspected circumstances from the final inhabitants or different sufferers within the hospital.”

Abang additionally mentioned {that a} research carried out by some individuals within the Western a part of Nigeria revealed that the majority Nigerians should not considering collaborating in COVID-19 scientific trials.

“That is due largely to ignorance of most Nigerians concerning the illness and its severity/ Many Nigerians are nonetheless skeptical concerning the actuality of the illness.

“Spiritual beliefs, Cultural influences and ignorance, contributes to the unwillingness of most Nigerians to just accept the existence of COVID-19, not to mention accepting a vaccine which is believed to have an effect on their DNA or is used to control their lives.

“As well as, the federal government of Nigeria is just not prepared for an ample vaccination for her residents as a result of they’re aiming at vaccinating simply 40% of the inhabitants.

“The primary group to be vaccinated is predicted to be the well being employees and first responders, these aged 50 years and above and people with co-morbidities.

“This can go away a big group unvaccinated if Nigerians confirmed curiosity in any respect for the vaccination” he acknowledged.

In the meantime, the variety of COVID-19 infections in Nigeria as of right this moment is 107,345, in response to the Nigeria Centre for Illness Management (NCDC) confirmed.

NMA reveals how COVID-19 circumstances are growing in Nigeria