Covid-19: Chinese experts are only coming to Nigeria to share experience-NOA DG
Dr Garba Abari, Director-General, National Orientation Agency (NOA), said on Saturday that the Federal Government was not importing Chinese medical experts to directly take charge of the fight against Covid-19 pandemic.
Abari states this when he featured at the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) live programme in Abuja.
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He explained that the 18-man Chinese medical team are only coming to share experience with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on how they were able to handle their own case.
He noted that whatever information the Chinese medical team made available to NCDC would be filtered and apply to address the peculiar challenge of the country on Covid-19.
“Because this is a global pandemic and from wherever assistance comes, you cannot reject it.
“For instance, the United States is opening its doors to all volunteers that will come and assist them because they are also getting overwhelmed.
“Despite its finest medical facilities and expertise, yet US is now saying any form of assistance coming from anywhere that will add value to the fight against Covid-19 is welcome.
“It is not as if the government of Nigeria is not appreciating efforts of its own medical experts. This is the time when Nigeria is proud and appreciating its own medical experts and showcasing it best.
“This is the time that Nigeria is moping all its competent hands, both active and inactive and bring them together with a view to ensure that we beef up competent human capacity required to address the issue at hand,” he said.
Abari, who said that humanity was put under challenge by Covid-19, stressed the need for everybody to contribute meaningfully to the war against the virus.
He said that the Federal Government was responding favourable in the provision of palliatives to the vulnerable groups, including persons living with disabilities through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Social Investment.
Abari appealed to citizens who had shown symptoms of the virus to quickly present themselves to NCDC for testing and proper medical attention to avoid endangering the lives of other people.
He also admonished citizens to maintain high standard of personal hygiene by washing their hands constantly or apply alcohol based sanitiser.
The DG also enjoined citizens to be law abiding by obeying the stay-at-home directives of government, saying, “together we shall defeat Covid-19.” (NAN)
