The Minister of Health, Ehanire Osagie has disclosed that 113 Nigerian
health workers have tested positive for Coronavirus.
The Minister revealed this while responding to questions at the daily
Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing on Thursday April 30. Osagie said
the infected health workers represent about 6 per cent of the total 1,728
infected persons.
Osagie said;
“Latest figures we have is that there are about 113 people in the health
sector infected with COVID-19. Although they are not all public health workers,
there are good numbers from private hospitals.
“If you hear us speaking here frequently against trying to treat
coronavirus in private clinics, we are actually referring to those people who
do so without having necessary precautions and training because they risk
infecting themselves and go home and give this infection to their family.
“Healthcare workers who have no training have no business handling
coronavirus.”