Dr. Bowale Abimbola, Managing Director of Mainland General Hospital, Yaba, where the confirmed Nigerian case of Coronavirus (Covid-19) is being isolated, monitored, and treated has provided a reason why officials are not putting on protective gears around the centre.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Dr. Abimbola gave the reason on Sunday during a tour of the Lagos State owned Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH), where he said maintaining a distance of 2 meters away from the Covid-19 patient guarantees against the disease.
Recall that a faint picture of the Italian man who brought Coronavirus to Nigeria was unveiled on Saturday, with Prof Akin Abayomi and Dr Abimbola seen very close to the door leading into the ward where the Covid-19 patient is being kept.
In the photo, the Italian man could be seen faintly discussing with Abayomi from where he is isolated. Neither the Commissioner nor Dr. Abimbola was putting on a face mask or anything else from the clothes they were wearing. This sparked fears from some persons who felt officials who attend to the Covid-19 patient should be using some form of protective gears.
Abimbola explained that the position where himself and the State Commissioner for Health spoke with the index patient at the former place where he was kept, was a safe distance.
“As you can see me, I am not using any face mask because the distance between me and where the patient is, is more than 2 meters, so I cannot get infected.
“It is only when I am going to move into the ward or when I am going to move closer to the patient less than 2 meters I am going to put on my full protective gears.
“We know what we are doing, and there is no need for anybody to panic,” Dr. Abimbola said.
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TAKE NOTE: The All Important Question: Sir, Why are we not wearing protective gear around here ??
Answer: Dr Bowale has a reply for u .. Pls watch and learn.@LSMOH @ProfAkinAbayomi @gbenga_omo @Oreoluwa_Finnih @followlasg pic.twitter.com/XgGnlwWJqU
— Jubril A. Gawat (@Mr_JAGs) March 1, 2020
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Speaking on why the Covid-19 patient was brought from Ogun State to Lagos, Prof. Abayomi said it was because the patient started his journey to Ogun from Lagos.
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Q: Why did Lagos State bring in someone from Ogun State to treat here ???
A: Commissioner for Health @ProfAkinAbayomi has this to say … Pls Watch and Learn @LSMOH @jidesanwoolu @thetundeajayi @drobafemihamzat @Riddwane @gbenga_omo #ForAGreaterLagos pic.twitter.com/bhlStp7CYl
— Jubril A. Gawat (@Mr_JAGs) March 1, 2020