The federal government has revealed that its goal is to make the COVID-19 mortality rate consistent with a penny.
This despite its repeated warning that the virus would spread more in rural areas of the country.
Health Minister Osagie Ehanire made the revelation at Monday’s briefing of the Presidential Working Group (PTF) on COVID-19 in Abuja.
Urging Nigerians to be prepared for the pandemic as the country prepares to fully open its economy, the minister said FG’s purpose is to reduce the case of COVID-19 deaths in Nigeria to 1%.
“Our purpose is to reduce the mortality rate of the instances to less than 1% compared to the existing 2%, and we are carrying out state-of-the-art interventions with customers on the chances of survival, especially for the elderly and others suffering from comorities.
“We will paint with state governments to prepare the area and human resources needed in general hospitals or SSP, to receive training to establish at least one pattern collection site at LGA in a timely manner, with effective pattern recovery logistics to deliver patterns to laboratories.
“For patients with clinical symptoms, we also plan the designation of waiting rooms in general hospitals, with oxygen supply facilities such as oxygen concentrators or oxygen cylinders. Some investments in this strategy, known in the state of Lagos as oxygen kiosks, will, however, be necessary the benefit, in lives saved, will be
“This may sound ambitious, however, we have to face the stark truth that Covid-19 will also spread to small towns and rural areas, and so it will begin to prepare structures for the challenge.”
He added: “COVID-19 will also be more widened in rural areas, and we are ready for that.
“It is too early to read the meanings of COVID-19 knowledge in Nigeria.
“Tests for COVID-19 increased to 40,000 between June and July.
“Our fitness staff should not worry about PPE because the country has a moderate stock.”
Ehanire said: “As the disease progresses, experts make cautious assumptions. The Director-General of WHO warned, for example, that COVID-19 could be with us for a long time. This means that we will have to take into account adaptation to what has been described as the “new normal”, a way of life that aims to reduce the threat of infection, while allowing a significant economic life to resume and citizens to repair their livelihoods. interactions, meetings. In all this, we will not have to protect ourselves or take steps to protect ourselves and our families”.
The Minister also stated that COVID-19 increased to 40,000 between June and July.
This is even as he yoke health workers not to be apprehensive over PPE as the country has a reasonable stock.
As of Monday, the country had recorded 43,841 cases shown out of a total of 286,091 samples analysed so far, while 20,308 others had been treated and returned. Unfortunately, it lost 888 more people as a result of COVID-19. You still can’t read on this.
It stated that, by comparison, the total number of positive covid-19 instances recorded in July 17457, of a total of 154454 samples analysed, with a positivity rate of 11.3%, compared to the June 2020 figures for 19149 positive instances of a total of 111,052 samples analysed with a positivity rate of 17.2%.
The minister said: “While it is too early to draw conclusions, it is worth noting that the tests have increased by more than 40,000 in a month and the number of positive cases has fallen by more than 2,000. But we will have to rely on our oars: this only suggests that our strategy does not fail, and we will have to continue our efforts.
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The federal government has revealed that its purpose is the COVID-19 mortality rate to oneArray.
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