Chinese Government Sends Coronavirus Treatment Guide To Nigeria

By Chuks Ekpeneru

An official guide on the treatment of those infected with the coronavirus has been dispatched to Nigerian health authorities by the Chinese government.

The development came as the death toll in the rampaging disease climbed to 908 on Monday.

According to the Chinese Embassy, “an official channel with documents including Lab Test Procedure, Epidemic Update and Risk Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment Protocol, Management of close contacts, Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation.”

According to the National Health Commission in China, a total of 40,171 confirmed cases have been received, while 3,281 patients had been cured and discharged from hospital.

The statement read: “Official Guide Documents on preventing and controlling the novel coronavirus pneumonia have been provided by China National Health Commission to its counterpart in Nigeria and other countries through official channel.

“Documents include Lab Test Procedure, Epidemic Update & Risk Assessment, Diagnosis and treatment protocol, Management of Close Contacts, Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation.

“As of February 9, the National Health Commission had received 40,171 reports of confirmed cases and 908 deaths on the Chinese mainland and in all, 3,281 patients had been cured and discharged from hospital. There still remained 23,589 suspected cases. So far, 187,518 are now under medical observation, who have been identified as having had close contacts with infected patients.”

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