There was drama in Kano state on Thursday as some COVID-19 patients had
held health workers hostage at the Kwanar Dawaki Isolation Centre in the
state.
Aminu Mohammed, former chairman of the Nigeria Medical
Association (NMA), Kano branch, disclosed this when he featured on a
radio programme on Friday.
He said the aggrieved patients held
the health workers – two medical doctors and one nurse hostage while
they were going round the wards for routine checks.
He said the patients locked them up in a room for hours.
Mohammed
said health workers who are battling with inadequate personal
protective equipment (PPEs) still have challenges managing hostile
patients.
He appealed to the public to cooperate with doctors and nurses and not discourage them in the line of duty.
When contacted, Tijjani Husaini, head of Kano COVID-19 technical response team, said he was not aware of the incident.
Kano has 482 COVID-19 cases, the second highest in the country.
