COVID- 19: 35 Kwara Doctors Test Positive

About 35 medical doctors of Kwara state said to have contacted the deadly novel coronavirus.

Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Kwara state chairman Dr. Kolade Solagberu disclosed this to newsmen in Ilorin, the state capital at the 2020 Annual General Meeting.

Solagberu in his address also emphasised the reality of COVID- 19 to residents of the state saying they should disregard rumours that the pandemic was only a money- making avenue for the government.

Said he: “Residents should help the doctors to help them by not paying unnecessary visits or consultations to hospitals.

“For now, people should avoid visiting the hospital except for life threatening issues.

“We advise people to engage in e-health service instead of physical consultation to avoid contact as much as possible.

“People should stop unnecessary visit to patients in the hospital. Those who follow a patient waiting to be attended to, are not encouraged for now.

“You should just help us to help you because the less the number of patients we attend to, the less the chances of spreading the virus.

“This is because every patient is a potential COVID-19 case.”

The NMA chairman commended the Federal and State governments for continuous closure of schools, adding that safety should be paramount until the coast is clear.

Kwara state was said to have recorded 401 confirmed cases, 208 active cases, 179 persons discharged and 14 deaths.

However, Solagberu said that the association had not recorded any casualty among its members.