Nigeria welcomes a 15- member medical team from China at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on a chattered Air Peace aircraft on Wednesday (today).
These personnels are experts in infectious diseases, respiratory illness, intensive care, cardiology , neurology, general surgery and anesthesiology. They will be coming with their drugs, and equipment to carry out COVID-19 tests on the staff of the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation in the country .
This statement was made by the Executive Director, CCECC, Mr Jacques Liao, in Abuja on Tuesday, that the medical team would be coming with 16- ton test kits, ventilators, disinfection machine, disposable medical masks, drugs, infrared thermometer and other items ordered by the Federal Government.
He said, “All members of the working team have tested negative for COVID - 19 and shall commence their stay in Nigeria by spending 14 days in quarantine.
“ The primary purpose of the team is to provide CCECC employees with critical and necessary health care assistance . They are also coming with adequate personal protective equipment and medical items for the employees .”
The director explained that under the directive of the Embassy of China in Nigeria and in response to the Federal Government ’s request, the team may also share with their Nigerian counterparts effective methods on COVID - 19 containment .
Although, the Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has rejected the decision of the Federal Government to bring in Chinese doctors and nurses to assist in tackling the coronavirus pandemic.
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