Coronavirus has grown beyond second wave, now a Tsunami - Expert

The Founder and Chief Executive of Paelon Memorial Hospital, Ngozi Onyia, has lamented over Nigerians’ care-free attitude to the COVID-19 pandemic, which she described as Tsunami.

To the Medical Practitioner, the virus has grown beyond a second wave stage to a Tsunami.

Onyia, who disclosed this on her LinkedIn page, explained that as far as Paelon Memorial Hospital is concerned, the development is no longer a second wave but a Tsunami.

She said, “My phone ringing of the hook, patients crowding in and around the tent, making tough calls, who to take in our treatment centre, who to put in one of our four vents. I have to take ethical decisions that i have not taken in over 38 years of practice.

"It is therefore simply infuriating to see people wearing masks on their chins, crowding together with no respect for social distancing, and carrying on, business as usual.”

What you should know

On Wednesday, Nairametrics reported that the Federal Government had warned that a significant increase in coronavirus infections in Nigeria appears imminent by January 2021 due to continued violation of safety protocols during the Christmas period.

This disclosure was made by the Director-General of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, while speaking during the National briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19 on Tuesday in Abuja.