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If an infected person loses that sense, it seems more likely they will experience milder symptoms, bar[code][/code]ring other underlying risk factors.”

As a healthcare worker in one of the busiest goverment hospitals in Lagos I can actually confirm a lot of people have covid. Our youthful population has been helpful. I also notice that a lot of people with uncontrolled hypertension and diabetes are dying .Ask any community pharmacists. Malaria drugs are selling like hot cake

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Any data on test conducted daily

uchennaq:
Foolish people in Lagos will still come here and rant that there is nothing like covid 19. Fly wey no dey hear word dey follow dead body enter grave. Use your face mask and hand sanitizer.

Unfortunately, our weak education and health system which has been largely underfunded is responsible

[/b] May the good Lord comfort his loved ones[b]

It is still very early days with regards covid 19 in Nigeria.
I believe we would get more data soon.

Covid19 written on a prescription doesn't conote a diagnosis, it's probably a code to know people who visited hospital within the covid 19 period.

No evidence

If it gets to the IDP, with the level of malnutrition,we may be needing donations

You need el Rufai like action in this state

I think theop is just being mischievous or displaying ignorance. We're you told he is covid 19positive?

Maybe it's just toindicate he was treated during covid 19 period. Some services provided during covid 19 are free

gloriaunobi:
Chinese people tried well well

They were able to contain it in Wuhan

[/b]pls pay attention to the north east[b]


Once it enters IDP, body bags may be inevitable

It's all about our attitude, the truth of the matter is that we don't have the money,the workforce,the infrastructure to admit all covid19 patients. Patients with mild symptoms will be isolated at home or hotels, leaving the moderate to serious cases for hospitals. Our only hope is to rely on herd immunity since we were unable to contain the outbreak due to our attitude.

The end of the beginning

Gets personal protective equipment at affordable prices, conveniently.

My concern is the northern part of Nigeria. The level of poverty, illiteracy , coupled with the fact they have pathetic numbers of doctors and a very weak health system makes the region a potential epicentre in Africa.

I suggest the military comes out because the lockdown is not effective in some parts of Lagos and other states. People are moving the virus at a worrisome rate

At the moment, it's not possible to test everyone because reagents and test kits are scarce

In my practice as a clinician, I have never seen a selectively ruthless virus as covid appears to be.Even in climes with sophisticated and excellent healthcare service such as Northern Italy, it decimated their population. The same risk factors that have caused high death rate amongst African Americans exist in much proportion here in Nigeria.

So to the doubting thomases,take cover,stay safe,cover your nose,mouth and eyes when outside.

Thousands are infecfed

Kano has shortage of doctors for its population

[b][/b] unfortunately,with the way things are going,many states wouldn't be able to pay salaries from may upwards because or poor decisions made over the last decade.

I am deeply concerned about the development in Kano,because they have very low numbers of doctors and equipment compared to their population.Fatality rate may be very high due to poverty, illiteracy and very weak health system.God help us all

Malaria and typhoid doesn't not kill like covid. Majority of lagosians who live in poverty don't believe it exisit and unfortunately, that's the end of the beginning.

Community transmission

We have millions of Nigerians with underlying and immunosuppressive illnesses Adding widespread poverty, illiteracy and one of the weakest health system to this is a disaster only God can avert.

Ignorance is a disease. COVID 19 is real.

Covid 19 is unpredictable and selective

55-year-old man who was admitted to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, has died in the facility.

A reliable source at the tertiary hospital said the man died of (complications arising from) the global pandemic COVID-19 disease.

The source said the hospital discovered that the patient had COVID-19 after he tested positive to the virus when Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test was done on his blood posthumously.

“Fingerprint antibody test was done on him, confirming his COVID-19 infection,” our source said.

According to our source, the man, a 55-year-old hypertensive and diabetic patient, had presented to LUTH’s emergency unit on Thursday night with “malaise, tremors, and fever.”

He was also diagnosed with acute chronic kidney disease and sepsis, our source said.

The source, a caregiver, said the man did not disclose his travel history, and had died “a few hours” after his admission to the Federal Government-owned facility.

“The man did not give his travel history, or the fact that he had contact with someone who had travelled overseas.

“(When asked) He told the doctors that he had no history of coughs, sore throat, joint pains or diarrhoea,” our source added.

The caregiver said when the patient arrived at LUTH on Thursday night, he was sent to the “spillover unit” because the hospital had run out of bed spaces.

However, when he developed complications, a junior doctor (Reg) at the Accident & Emergency Unit reviewed his case and notified the Senior Registrar of his suspicion.

“After the Senior Registrar reviewed his case and confronted him with their findings, the man revealed the true story about his travels and his fear that he might have contracted COVID-19, and died shortly afterwards.

“He confessed that he had been coughing and that he had returned from Holland two weeks ago, where he had gone for follow-up treatment after a renal transplant he also had there.

“When confronted after the man’s death, his family members said they withheld the information about his likely COVID-19 infection because they were afraid that LUTH would reject him if they disclosed his true state,” our source added.

The man died early Friday morning, and the Lagos State coronavirus emergency workers took away his body.

When PUNCH HealthWise put a call across to the Lagos State Emergency Helpline for COVID-19, a staff at the centre said a similar call had also been placed by someone earlier regarding the incident.

“I got a call in respect of this from somebody in LUTH and we are yet to confirm that.

“We are only at the call centre to receive calls and don’t know what is going on out there,” the officer, who identified himself as Tolani, said.

Asked if it was a LUTH staff that called the helpline, Tolani said he didn’t know the persons’ identity. “I just got a random call,” he said.

He, however, told our correspondent to call back at an unstated time.

Meanwhile, a text message to confirm the development was sent separately to the Chief Medical Director of LUTH, Prof. Chris Bode; and the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi.

The message read, “Good evening sir. Trust your day was good. My name is Tessy Igomu, a journalist with The PUNCH Newspapers. I learnt that a COVID-19 patient with travel history to Holland just died in LUTH. Can you kindly confirm?”

Replying to the text message, Prof. Bode Chris said, “Confirm that with the Hon Commissioner of Health, Lagos State.

“He is the only one who gives out details and figures during an epidemic.”

The Health Commissioner has yet to respond to the text message as of the time of filing this report.

When our correspondent called the Health Commissioner, Prof. Akin Abayomi; and the Director, Public Affairs at the Lagos State Ministry of Health, Mr. Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, their individual phones rang out without being answered.