NCDC reviewed its testing technique for COVID-19 concerning the management of confirmed cases.
The new strategy requires patients discharged after testing negative once for the disease.
WHO mentioned there isn’t any proof that people who have recovered are immune to the disease.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reviewed its testing technique for COVID-19 concerning the management of confirmed cases.
The brand new strategy requires patients discharged after testing negative once for the disease, unlike it is usually the case.
Emeka Oguanuo, spokesperson of the NCDC, confirmed the revision to TheCable on Wednesday. Saying the agency will quickly publish the brand new guidelines with additional details.
Nigeria has up to now recorded 4,787 cases of COVID-19 out of which 959 patients have recovered and discharged from isolation centres throughout the states.
However before getting discharged. NCDC initially required that patients should test negative at the very least twice for his or her well being standing to be confirmed.
It’s not immediately clear the reason for the revision. However, the agency repeatedly mentioned its response to the pandemic is guided by the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) recommendations.
On April 30, the NCDC struggling for bed areas to admit COVID-19 patients in Lagos.
Talking on the briefing of the presidential task force on COVID-19. Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of the NCDC, mentioned efforts made to alter strategy. So as to not permit insufficient bed areas to affect the fight towards the coronavirus.
He additionally mentioned no state within the nation has enough bed space to admit COVID-19 cases.
Numerous international locations and organisations, nonetheless, undertake different methods in their responses. For example, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) mentioned a single negative test for COVID-19 (particularly if from an higher respiratory tract specimen) “does not exclude SARS-CoV-2 infection“.
The WHO lately mentioned there isn’t any proof that people who have recovered are immune to the disease. Certainly, a few of these patients have tested positive a second time after recovery.
