Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says the Chinese doctors who came
to Nigeria over a month ago are working at “our isolation centres.”
The
Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) had earlier kicked against the
involvement of Chinese medical experts in the fight against coronavirus
but the federal government allayed their fears, assuring them that the
medical team from the country where coronavirus broke out would not have
access to Nigerian patients.
But speaking at the daily press
briefing of the presidential task force on COVID-19 on Monday, the
minister said the Chinese medical team is also helping the country build
capacity.
“The Chinese are doing well, they all tested negative
for coronavirus. As to what they are doing right now, they are busy
working at our isolation centres, putting together and setting up their
equipment they brought,” he said.
“They are helping our doctors
in capacity building in the centres. Like we said at the beginning, none
of the Chinese doctors will be treating any patient in Nigeria.”
Mohammed did not go into details on their location or the number of isolation centres where they have worked.
Upon
their arrival in Nigeria, the Chinese medical experts were quarantined
for 14 days after which they were tested for COVID-19.
