The chairman of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), FCT, chapter, Enema Amodu, has said that no fewer than 20 doctors died from coronavirus complications in the last one week.
Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Friday, Mr Amodu said the deceased health workers include consultants, professors and some resident doctors, adding that the number keeps rising everyday.
”For those of us in the health sector, we have lost quite a number of colleagues. Across the country, we have lost not less than 20 doctors in the last one week,” he said, adding that some doctors contracted the virus as a result of poor knowledge of patient’s medical history and travels.
“To our patients, as you come to the hospitals, please oblige us. Wear your face masks, tell us the truth about your past medical condition. Stop holding any information back,” he said
He added that “The world is already facing the second wave of the pandemic and this is so overwhelming. The second wave is more catastrophic because a lot of people have gone back to their ways of doing things.”
