POLITICSNIGERIA.COM EXCLUSIVE

Some nurses of the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Ogun state have been seen wearing polythene bags to prevent themselves from being infected by a suspected case of COVID-19 discovered in the facility.

Recall that two persons, including a pregnant woman who died on Saturday, tested positive for the infection in the hospital. The second case, a 97-year-old man, had been transferred to the Ogun state COVID-19 isolation centre in Ikene. Moreover, some of the health workers who came in contact with those infected have been told to isolate.

This paper gathered that one of the medical doctors who came in contact with the aged man, Mr Ashimi, has also been transferred to Ikene for isolation.

Accordingly, the Emergency Treatment Room (ETR) and the Gynecology Emergency unit, where the confirmed cases were earlier admitted, have been closed down for fumigation.

On Monday, two women admitted at Female Medical ward were suspected to have contracted the disease after showing symptoms. This caused an uproar at the facility with the health workers of the affected unit demanding for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), a protective gear recommended for the treatment of infectious diseases.

POLITICS NIGERIA understands that the nurses had to improvise with the waste bags after the management denied them the PPE on Monday afternoon.

Later on, some public health practitioners protested the irregularities when they saw their colleagues on the materials. However, the spokesperson of the hospital, Orisaju Segun, denied knowledge of the incident when this paper contacted him on Monday.

Also, the head of the nursing department claimed the information about the non-provision of PPE is false. "That is not true. They were not denied PPE," She told POLITICS NIGERIA.

Meanwhile, when she could not explain what led to the nurses putting on a polythene bag, she promised our reporter that the issue will be investigated.

Reacting to this, the President of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Adeniji AbdulRafiu expressed surprise in a telephone interview with POLITICS NIGERIA.

"I am surprised that a nurse will agree to wear a polythene bag. This really baffles me," He said.

Mr AbdulRafiu also promised to do a thorough finding to get more information about the situation.

He then stated that nurses who allow such are doing that at the detriment of their lives. " We have told them not to work if adequate preparations are not made," the national President emphasised.

SOURCE: https://politicsnigeria.com/exclusive-nigerian-nurses-wear-polythene-bags-to-treat-suspected-covid-19-patients/

The French doctors suggested that vaccines should be tested in Africa and everyone was hauling insults at them......

What nonsense is this?

Why should they use biohazard bags as PPE if there is actually PPE?

Hazard allowances are useless if adequate PPE isn't provided. Personally I won't enter the ward if adequate PPE isn't provided.

This is one of the reasons why front line personnel got infected in Kano and other states.

ninjas of the chinese virus

I have always been thinking if these face masks that cover just the mouth and nose can prevent this virus completely

Kenmatt:
I have always been thinking if these face masks that cover just the mouth and nose can prevent this virus completely

even wearing the complete ppe you are not 100% safe

They need long sleeves added to those makeshift gowns and ought to dispose of the gowns before approaching other patients abeg.

This is opportunity right for any company to manufacture washable gowns for these folks. Using something like calico wey cheap, it is possible to supply hospitals with gowns tbat can be used per patient and disinfected after each use

Kenmatt:
I have always been thinking if these face masks that cover just the mouth and nose can prevent this virus completely

Front line medical personnel need the full PPE. Others don't

They need PPE but when the needful is not available the available becomes the best.

Why have certain goons from certain sections of the shithole called Nigeria bent on staying and sustaining it? It has come to the point I have sympathy for most Nigerians. The geographical expression called is configured to not progress. A serious rearrangement of the country is urgently needed.

Nothing new.

Even the so-called super and world powers had it this, and more bad at some point during this Covid fight.

No be everything una go dey look for how to insult Nigeria.

Abegii

gaby:
Nothing new.

Even the so-called super and world powers had it this and more bad at some point during this Covid fight.

No be everything una go dry look for how to insult Nigeria.

Abegii

Those work just as well as anything else, if not better. A lot of use like aesthetics more than results.

that the true situation in Nigeria you have to be creative with what you have if not ...they'll come for your head saying doctor's or nurses are greedy when we strike .....I'm a student of MLS and frankly what you see in the textbook you never get to see in service labs you'll just endure till you ball

It is Finished!

Into your hands I commit my spirit.

Jesus wept..

Choose one

i thought they said this state has low poverty rate

raincoat would have been better

Officialgarri:
The French doctors suggested that vaccines should be tested in Africa and everyone was hauling insults at them......

Go and volunteer for the "french test vaccine".
No one is stopping you, so leave "everyone" else out of it.

APC have made a ridicule of Ogun State.

Wtf

Smh
After we would be abusing Ghana and Zambia!!!
When we should be running to them for help!

J

Officialgarri:
The French doctors suggested that vaccines should be tested in Africa and everyone was hauling insults at them......

It's based on ignorance

anot surprised tho....anytin cn hapon in a zoo

Life is precious

Real sad and pathetic... They will deny of course so they won't be seen in bad light.
Where are all the billions and equipements donated to fight this covid 19?
If PPE was provided why then will the nurses use polythene bags?
It's the nurses I blame for even working without PPE.


Meanwhile, we sell genuine lands and houses within estates at various locations.

What is this rubbish?

Giant of Africa

K

Chai Nigeria is really fuckedd up

It is called improvising.