The Kano state chapter of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA),has revealed 34 doctors have tested positive for coronavirus in the state.
This was confirmed by Sanusi Bala, the Kano NMA chairman, while speaking with Newsmen yesterday, adding that one of the cases has died.
Bala had explained that most o the victims were staff of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) and private clinics in the state.
He said many of them were infected while attending to unsuspected coronavirus cases, while going about their normal clinical routines.
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He emphasised the role of the association to ensure protection of its members and appealed to authorities to provide more protection for doctors through procurement of personal protective equipment (PPEs).
Meanwhile, Hauwa Muhammed, spokesperson for AKTH, told newsmen that the hospital had since procured and distributed PPEs to frontline workers.
She said the hospital management had ordered all consultants and heads of department to train their staff on proper use of the PPEs.
As of May 4, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) had confirmed 365 coronavirus cases in Kano, which has the second-highest number in Nigeria. The state confirmed its index case on April 11, 2020.
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