{"id":39650,"date":"2021-02-02T10:53:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T10:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=39650"},"modified":"2021-02-02T10:53:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T10:53:21","slug":"ncdc-says-75-health-workers-contracted-covid-19-last-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=39650","title":{"rendered":"NCDC says 75 health workers contracted COVID-19 last week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that no fewer than 75 health workers contracted the deadly COVID-19 virus last week, while 27 deaths were recorded from the disease in one day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was disclosed on Monday by the Director-General of the (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu<\/a> during the daily media briefing by the COVID-19 task force team in the FCT, Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ihekweazu thus urged the health workers across the country to maintain \u201ca high index of suspicion at all times\u201d to stem the further spread of the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said, \u201cLast week, we recorded 27 deaths in a single day. Every death recorded is a tragic occurrence and our health workers are working extremely hard to prevent these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the last one week, 75 health care workers were infected but we can reduce this risk. For healthcare workers, please maintain a high index of suspicion at all times. We need you alive and well,\u201d the NCDC DG added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ihekweazu further revealed that the United Kingdom variant of the virus has been discovered in five samples from Osun State and one from Kwara State<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn total, we have detected the B.1.1.7 variant in seven cases within Nigeria. This could imply community transmission of this variant of concern,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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