The Federal Government has announced that the nation is running out of treatment facilities to look after covid-19 patients.
Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, revealed this on Monday, 11th January as the country records over 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,300 deaths
Ihekweazu has urged Nigerian citizens to take precautions in order to curtail the spread of the virus,
Speaking at the PTF briefing in Abuja, the director-general said health workers may be forced to make tough decisions.
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He said,
“We need to protect our more vulnerable citizens. We all have to take responsibility, this is not for NCDC, PTF or government alone,”