The Director-General of the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, says the nation is beginning to battle to stay aware of requests for isolation beds to treat coronavirus patients.
While talking during a media instructions on Thursday, April 30, 2020, Ihekweazu said Nigeria has just 3,500-bed spaces in each of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja accessible for COVID-19 patients.
He said he’s stressed over the circumstance in Kano and the FCT, yet most particularly about Lagos which is the focal point of the coronavirus break up in Nigeria with 931 cases recorded, 53.9% of the nation’s aggregate of 1,728 cases.
He stated,
“So, we’re going to work with them (Lagos) to keep trying to make more spaces available.
“Ultimately, we might have to change our strategy a little bit and start considering home care in certain circumstances where a patient can be managed sufficiently.
“We’re struggling at the moment. We might have to adapt our strategy because of the realities we face over the next few days.”
Nigeria has recorded coronavirus cases in 34 states and the FCT, as of April 29. Just Cross River and Kogi are yet to record any cases.
