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Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by madridsta007(m): 1:08pm On Mar 23, 2020
Ekejoestar:
Today being 23 march 2020, I went to LUTH due to the appointment I have with the E.N.T doctor. When the time came for the Dr to see us the patients, she addressed us and asked everyone to go home due to the corona virus epidemic and how unprepared the hospital was to protect staff working there.

She reveald that LAGOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL does not have enough air ventiletor, that LUTH only has about 15 ventilators and the nature of ENT clinic demands close contact with patients for thorough examination and she won't risk her life even if she has ventilators.

She told us to either wait until the epidemic is over or go to NCDC and get tested for the virus assuring us that if an individual can get two negative result within 48hrs and bring the result for confirmation, then she will attend to the person.

I immediately took bike from LUTH gate to CDC office yaba, got there and explained everything to them, they directed me to MAINLAND HOSPITAL (IDH) around Yabatech.

It is clear that Nigeria's efficient handling of the Ebola Virus Disease was simpy because of the clear, centralised and competent leadership that GEJ provided at that time. We can disagree and pretend to ourselves that this isnt true, but the facts stares at us in the face.

Without such a leadership now, anything going on will be uncordinated, scatter gun or, in some cases, non existent.
It is clear that MBuhari is physically, intellectually, medically incapable of providing such as leadership. Why cant he (or Abba Kyari) empower the Vice President Osinbajo to provide such leadership? If they really care about the people or the country?
This is what Nigerians should have been calling for. Not for the incoherent Buhari (who should be resting and self-isolating) to give a 23 second TV broadcast about kovik 1-9.

This is what Nigerians should be on social media calling for.

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Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by okonyia(m): 1:09pm On Mar 23, 2020
Thanks for sharing this information. I hope it will get to the hearing of our government officials so they could take a major step to see what can be done. Lagos State is trying, and all we need to do is to support in anyway we could. I know they could do more
Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by feeloscar(m): 1:09pm On Mar 23, 2020
joshjc:
Why did you go for the test,are you coming from any of the high risk country or you had contact with any of the infected patients?
Covid 19 is not malaria that you will walk in into any hospital to perform a test
Pls,read what the op wrote,this time slowly,thank me later.

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Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by richPHAROAH: 1:11pm On Mar 23, 2020
politicians are using corona virus to loot. there is a fucking cure, why is no one talking about it>?
Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by Keemsleek005(m): 1:12pm On Mar 23, 2020
Ohemababy:


Why not? As a matter of fact people need to get tested because they may have the virus and not show any symptom.
Before they go about infecting others.

No possible once you infected, the symptoms will manifest. That why they said after 14days incubation period. The op refused to listen to the doctor. You cant just walk in and say you want to get test, its not done anywere in the world like that. Its the ENT doctor that she needs to report.
Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by xrayj(m): 1:12pm On Mar 23, 2020
Easybela:
grin
Hahahaha
Really funny cheesy cheesy
Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by Makavelli25: 1:14pm On Mar 23, 2020
Nawa o. Only GOD can help us
Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by chukel(m): 1:15pm On Mar 23, 2020
You were given a simple instruction by the doctor. You flouted it and decided to go see the almighty nurse. Most of the times, you guys are the cause of your issues. There is always a protocol for everything. Like the doctor said, you can't walk into that hospital and ask to be tested when you have no risk factor. No travel history to the endemic zones. No symptoms. No signs. The best bet is to go back to ncdc and obtain a referral letter to that hospital for covid-19 test. However, u are not eligible for that. Even U.S cannot carry such test on all symptomatic patients talk more of every Tom dick and Harry.

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Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by PassingShot(m): 1:19pm On Mar 23, 2020
Jamesrock:
Forget the statistics you see in Media... This shit is already full blown!!! Nah in two weeks time we go know!!!

Once it happens, I’m sure we can’t survive it, make our case no worse pass Italy own



This should hit front page o
But we had our first case (the index case) since a month ago which is about the same time Italy had theirs.

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Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by Omofranca(f): 1:20pm On Mar 23, 2020
vyncentino:
Nigerians please stop the panic why the ruched to be tested for coronavirus.so every cough or cold now is coronavirus I sorry in advanced if we are over 1 50 million people and only one person have died of covid -19 so that means we are safe. don't let panic kill you before the virus o

Pls. do not say only 1 has died. The figure was 0 before. Yesterday saw about six people clustered very closely around a fish seller so people are generally still complacent. Buses with microphones in the local dialects need to at this stage go around disseminating information on the virus and what is happening outside Nigeria. Returning Nigerians from overseas are daily bring it in and are starting to infect others. Most of us, it seems, will not comply except we are afraid or compelled. Pls do not allow it to get to the level of our loved ones dying daily & being abandoned on the streets because no hospital will accept them before we take this serious. Many have compromised immune systems without being aware of it so we are all at risk except maybe the loner in his underground bunker.

This is one instance in which the prophets of doom will be happy to be proved wrong. We pray and hope for miracles too, but must not waste time blaming and mudslinging and help to educate others.
Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by Ekejoestar(m): 1:20pm On Mar 23, 2020
Lexusgs430:




All this jumping around, assuming you're positive..... You could be spreading COVID19.......
bros,na social media we dey o, jus respect yaself. No use corona virus folow me play
Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by Temidayo8765: 1:21pm On Mar 23, 2020
see below
Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by OhiOfIhima: 1:21pm On Mar 23, 2020
ambu2:
This poor attitude is a daily occurrence in our public hospitals across Nigeria. Worst of all is that there is nobody to complain to. You just take every blow on your chin and hope for the best.

I am telling you... Last two weeks, a brother of my flatmate got trapped by Machine he worked wit in a textile company at Ikorodu around 5:30am, instantly two of his fingers got crushed, a hospital in Ikorodu delayed dis man to 3pm b4 they were told to moving him to Lasuth. All they could do at his formal hospital was to dress d wound n bandage it.. Inside d hold up, they end up at Lasuth by 5:30pm.. I joined them at Lasuth ( Surgical Emergency), while at d place, it took us till after 11pm b4 doctor accepted to open the wound because we were running hecter-skecter, to conduct different kind of tests n x-ray, after the whole thing, we were told d tin affect him down to almost his elbow n they have to cut it off, which his family are still contemplate of... I can't believe a place called surgical emergency can place person on such a long procedure b4 one can get his/her ward treated. The long stay at Lasuth n d delay we experienced at d first hospital has caused us a full blow. May God help us.
Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by newdawn77(m): 1:21pm On Mar 23, 2020
Lord have mercy.
Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by emerged01(m): 1:22pm On Mar 23, 2020
Jamesrock:
Forget the statistics you see in Media... This shit is already full blown!!! Nah in two weeks time we go know!!!

Once it happens, I’m sure we can’t survive it, make our case no worse pass Italy own



This should hit front page o
Don’t say what you don’t know. No be only full blown
Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by Lexusgs430: 1:23pm On Mar 23, 2020
Ekejoestar:

bros,na social media we dey o, jus respect yaself. No use corona virus folow me play


Oga, it's true nah..... In an ideal situation, once symptoms are present, you should isolate yourself and not jumping around spreading COVID19.......

I am surprised the medical practitioner you saw, did not advice you correctly.......

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Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by kingthreat(m): 1:24pm On Mar 23, 2020
The way shit is. The reality is that we have nothing less than twice what is told to us by the government
Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by triplechoice(m): 1:25pm On Mar 23, 2020
Righteousness89:

Ok sir! I know you know! Keep it up Sir

Nearly everyone knows what is being done but people like you don't want to know because you want to spread fear and panic.

There are preventive measures in place already (e.g washing hands,social distancing etc)people are being quarantined, vaccines are being developed and drugs are also being tested. Why are you blind to all of these?
Coronavirus will be defeated inspite of what you believe

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Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by Nobody: 1:27pm On Mar 23, 2020
Righteousness89:
When I heard the PM of U.K. Saying if you have Symptoms Isolate yourself in your Home

If you Parents have the Symptoms Isolate yourself in your Home

I knew that There is Worldwide Confusion..

Even the Doctors Worldwide are now saying Stay at Home!

Anyone Banking on anything Other than GOD ALMIGHTY is Joking.. Those who Trust in GOD Genuinely and Absolutely will sail true Stresslessly... The KING of Kings is Making us Understand that HE is the one that Runs this Earth. We need to Bow to HIM and Walk by HIS Rules...

Personal Hygiene, Washing your Hands and all that are Common Sense. It's what you do naturally.

The World is Confused!
Government are Confused!!
Medical personnel are Confused!!

Everyone is Just trying to Encourage themselves! In the Real sense , No one knows what to do!

The most foolish fanatic post I'm reading today! Where were you during the outbreak of SARS, BIRDFLU, MERS, EBOLA? Is the same God shutting down His church?

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Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by briskconcepts: 1:28pm On Mar 23, 2020
We understand that the Coronavirus situation will only get worse if the Nigerian government is not proactive in ordering a lockdown. Let's avoid overwhelming our health care officials and hospitals by forcefully asking everyone to stay home. We need to deal with this sooner than later...Even if we complain of hunger now, the truth is if we don't take care of this now we will still get to deal with hunger. We need to learn from other countries, We need to act NOW!!

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Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by TempleHouse: 1:29pm On Mar 23, 2020
Coronavirus is like AKUFA in Yoruba, which translates to "Death after death" but the only effective remedy is STAY HOME AND AVOID CONTACTS WITH OTHER PEOPLE "
Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by abijah1: 1:30pm On Mar 23, 2020
this is a shame for Nigeria. we should have closed the airport long before now . how can we allow the virus to come into the country before we close our airport. I pray God will help us because we can't help ourselves

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Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by Ekejoestar(m): 1:30pm On Mar 23, 2020
Lexusgs430:



Oga, it's true nah..... In an ideal situation, once symptoms are present, you should isolate yourself and not jumping around spreading COVID19.......

I am surprised the medical practitioner you saw, did not advice you correctly.......
i undastand what u are tryin to say, but read my post very well, i didnt say that i was feelin somehow or that maybe i thought that i have the virus. Am jst tryin to fulfil the E.N.T Dr's request
Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by seanwilliam(m): 1:31pm On Mar 23, 2020
Make the world kuku end make we start all over jare
Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by Nobody: 1:31pm On Mar 23, 2020
joshjc:
Why did you go for the test,are you coming from any of the high risk country or you had contact with any of the infected patients?
Covid 19 is not malaria that you will walk in into any hospital to perform a test
you are very dull
Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by MrNipplesLover(m): 1:34pm On Mar 23, 2020
see as their yansh blow open.
later, dem go dey claim say they have put everything in order.
just imagine if it was a person who's truly been infected, that's how they would have left him unattended to.

if to say na me, I for start to dey fake sneezing and Coughing at the same time make all of dem vacate that building.


RIP, Nigerian government. RIP, Lagos. RIP Nigeria.


angry

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Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by xpensivNas(m): 1:34pm On Mar 23, 2020
WizBLANCE:
All I have been doing is add 000 at the back of each cases they post

They said it is 35 but I say it is 35000 cases in Nigeria

God this is on you too.

Buhari can't help himself
That is my opinion too
Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by Nobody: 1:38pm On Mar 23, 2020
uptimum123:
The doctor actually told you the truth,that's the procedure,you cant just come in and say you want to get tested without not being in contact with any confirmed patient,not showing any sign of symptoms or coming from countries that are affected,it's a procedure that must be followed otherwise everyone in Lagos will come in to say they want the same,you should blame the doctor at luth.


This type of post is like a robot programmed to follow the proceedure in a lawless path.

A lady was shot by robbers at the odd hours of the night, rushed to the hospital, and needed blood transfusion at near death but rejected because no police report presented, she died due to time wasted. What can you say about this with your robotic reasoning in a lawless nation?
Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by Nobody: 1:39pm On Mar 23, 2020
kingkakaone:

I'm not in support of this but you should know that it happens everywhere at the moment.
In the US, people are sent back or not attended to, even in Europe.
I don't know why you people can insult the nation for the same things you praise others for.
don't their citizens insult their government? Go to Twitter and see for yourself
Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by babadee1(m): 1:40pm On Mar 23, 2020
Ekejoestar:
I've been sitting here with one guy since 1hr plus now and there is no one that has attended to us and all the nurses were just going up and down.
What made me to sit this long was because of this ENT issue at LUTH if not for that, i wouldnt have waited this long just to get tested.
-i noticed that the staffs were being reluctant to carryout the test or maybe they dont have the test kit, and if the later is the issue then its a A BIG SHAME.

I cant wait any longer, i'll have to go and wait until (if) the pandemic is over.
My FELLOW NIGERIANS, MAY GOD HELP US IN THIS COVID-19 ISSUE.

Pls go and corroborate my story and if anyone have any idea on how to get tested and the procedures involved, let the person share with us.

You should have read between the lines. The ENT doctor was just simply trying to dismiss you until further notice. Based on current WHO guidelines you do not qualify for COVID-19 testing. Just go home.
Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by sammyoriade(m): 1:42pm On Mar 23, 2020
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Re: My Experience Trying To Get Tested For Covid-19 In Lagos by fkj950ax(m): 1:43pm On Mar 23, 2020
Ekejoestar:
T.

Don't be part of the problem.
The Covid-19 Test IS NOT FOR EVERYONE.
It is IMPOSSIBLE for 300 million test kits to be procured and tests to be carried out.
When we all just appear to be tested, we deny those that may actually need testing the opportunity to be tested.
Those eligible for testing are as follows:
If you are coming from an infected nation
If you have come in DIRECT contact with someone who tested positive.

If you don't fall into the above but suspect you have been exposed, start with self-isolation, call NCDC or the State Health Authority and you will be tested.

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