The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says it is considering the management of COVID-19 patients in their homes.Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of the NCDC, spoke about this at the presidential task force on COVID-19 briefing on Thursday.

According to him, there are challenges with getting enough bed spaces at isolation centres, and as such, patients may have to self-isolate in their homes under strict guidelines.

“Ultimately, we might have to change our strategy a little bit, start considering home care in certain circumstances, where first we are able to provide a room where a patient can be managed sufficiently, and secondly we’re able to support the care by enabling healthcare workers come to that,” he said.

“But we will always be honest with Nigerians. We are struggling at the moment. We might have to adapt our strategy because of the realities we face over the next few days and weeks and as we do that, we’ll make that clear to Nigerians.

“Our policy hasn’t changed, but the pressure is there and that might have to change in the next few days.”

He also announced that there were plans to expand testing in Lagos, Kano and the federal capital territory, which currently have the highest number of active COVID-19 cases in the country.

“We are in the process of scaling up testing across the country and the key component that has changed in this is that in Lagos, Abuja and Kano, instead of waiting for people to call us, we are now going to where the patients are,” he added.

According to the NCDC situation report of April 29, 2020, of Nigeria’s total of 1,728 confirmed cases, 1,370 are active.

bamvik:
number of active cases is about 1400 and they are telling us not enough beds? and some organizations donated beds/hospitals abi na audio? my take is if the total number of bed spaces in this country is not more than 30,000 then all money been donated towards covid19 na audio

adewumiopeyemi:
No enough bed space no enough ventilator and
Billion is been donated to fight the virus’s stuff

Where is the money going

Will all the money donated self isolated at home when there is standard hotel they can rent

Ask United Kingdom or united state USA how they are fighting this corona virus






Am confuse somehow

We need serious prayer in this country

baillers123:
This government r just so clueless and dumb

ursullalinda:
What exactly is he saying......what if the person lives in face me and I slap you ........with eight family members.......smh......see why the world doesn't take us serious.