The Federal Government has said that the Chinese doctors, who came to Nigeria over a month ago, were already working at different isolation centres across the country.
Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this at the daily press briefing of the Presidential Task Force on coronavirus on Monday.
Mohammed said the Chinese medical team was helping the country in capacity building.
Chinese Doctors: Reps To Monitor Chinese Aides In Nigeria – Speaker
He said, “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 the equipment they brought.
“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.”
Some Nigerians had kicked against the government’s decision to invite the medical experts, saying the country had enough doctors to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Nigerian Government has disclosed that the 15 health personnel from China are to be tested today (Thursday) to ascertain their COVID-19 status.
See What Chinese Doctors Who Arrived Yesterday Told Nigerians
The Minister of Health, Dr. Ehanire Osagie disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. The Chinese doctors, who arrived in Nigeria two weeks ago, were sent into seclusion.
They have had several conferences with directors, according to the Nigerian government, with experts and technical officers of the Ministry of Health, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and other relevant authorities from isolation.
Post Disclaimer
The opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by the author and forum participants on this website do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of Anaedo Online or official policies of the Anaedo Online.