China share coronavirus treatment guide with Nigeria

The Chinese government has sent an official guide on treating coronavirus to the Nigerian authorities as there have been increase in loss of lives in the Chinese mainland on Monday.

It has been confirmed by the Chinese embassy in Nigeria that official guide on coronavirus has been shared with Nigeria and other countries through an official documents including Lab Test Procedure, Epidemic Update and Risk Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment Protocol, Management of close contacts, Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation.

In a statement on coronavirus sent by the embassy, the National Health Commission in China had received a total of 40,171 confirmed cases, while about 3,281 patients had been healed and discharged from hospital.

The statement reads, “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.”