We May No Longer Be Able To Handle Some COVID-19 Cases — NCDC

The Director-General of Nigeria Center for Disease Control
(NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, on Monday warned Nigerians to take
responsibility and adhere to COVID-19 safety protocols as the
number of cases reported daily will soon overwhelm health
facilities in the country.

Mr. Ihekweazu in a series of tweets on Monday urged Nigerians to
adhere to safety protocols to curb the spread of the virus.

“We are reaching a critical level where our hospital capacity
will no longer be able to cope with more serious COVID-19 cases and
health workers will be forced to make tough decisions,” Mr.
Ihekweazu said. “We need to protect our more vulnerable
citizens.”

The Nigeria public health agency boss added that the number of
coronavirus cases reported in the country has been on the rise in
the last four weeks.

“In the last 4 weeks, we‘ve recorded a spike in the number of
new #COVID19 cases,” Mr. Ihekweazu said. “The virus is spreading
fast, causing mild symptoms in some and severe illness/death in
others.”

Mr. Ihekweazu’s warning comes as the number of confirmed
coronavirus cases reported in Nigeria crossed the 100,000 mark on
Sunday.

Since Nigeria recorded its index case late February 2020, the
number of cases reported has continued to increase, hitting
100,087.
Over 80,000 persons have been treated and discharged, while 1,358
have died due to the pandemic.

Globally the number of coronavirus cases reported on Sunday
crossed 90 million, while over 1.9 million deaths have been
recorded as a result of the pandemic.

Countries like the UK and France have embarked on a second
lockdown as the second wave of coronavirus continues to ravage the
world.

The Director-General of Nigeria Center for Disease Control
(NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, on Monday warned Nigerians to take
responsibility and adhere to COVID-19 safety protocols as the
number of cases reported daily will soon overwhelm health
facilities in the country.

Mr. Ihekweazu in a series of tweets on Monday urged Nigerians to
adhere to safety protocols to curb the spread of the virus.

“We are reaching a critical level where our hospital capacity
will no longer be able to cope with more serious COVID-19 cases and
health workers will be forced to make tough decisions,” Mr.
Ihekweazu said. “We need to protect our more vulnerable
citizens.”

The Nigeria public health agency boss added that the number of
coronavirus cases reported in the country has been on the rise in
the last four weeks.

“In the last 4 weeks, we‘ve recorded a spike in the number of
new #COVID19 cases,” Mr. Ihekweazu said. “The virus is spreading
fast, causing mild symptoms in some and severe illness/death in
others.”

Mr. Ihekweazu’s warning comes as the number of confirmed
coronavirus cases reported in Nigeria crossed the 100,000 mark on
Sunday.

Since Nigeria recorded its index case late February 2020, the
number of cases reported has continued to increase, hitting
100,087.
Over 80,000 persons have been treated and discharged, while 1,358
have died due to the pandemic.

Globally the number of coronavirus cases reported on Sunday
crossed 90 million, while over 1.9 million deaths have been
recorded as a result of the pandemic.

Countries like the UK and France have embarked on a second
lockdown as the second wave of coronavirus continues to ravage the
world.