Even the almighty US is looking for help against COVID-19 - SGF, Boss Mustapha

Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, has said that "even the almighty United States is looking for help elsewhere" against COVID-19.

Boss Mustapha who is the head of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 stated this on Monday while detailing the role of the Chinese health experts expected in Nigeria.

According to the SGF, the support which is coming as requested by Chinese company CCECC is towards complementing the effort of the Federal Government against COVID-19.

He said, “I wish to clarify that all the countries of the world are seeking assistance and are receiving help in the fight against COVID-19 – even the almighty United States is looking for help elsewhere.

“The support coming from China is a cooperate social responsibility initiated by CCECC, a company with a total volume of infrastructural contracts in Nigeria worth over N10 billion.”

The SGF also used the opportunity to call on Nigerian health workers to embrace the move which will bring development to the medical field.

“The professionals that have been invited by CCECC through their apparent company in China to come are public health specialists and medical engineers that will support Nigeria’s capacity in managing the pandemic on an advisory basis … while drawing from the experience of the Chinese,” the SGF explained.

He added, “In no way shall there be case management and interface with patients. They would train our manpower, advise on procedures and methods, install and test the equipment donated before handing them over for our technicians to begin to use them.

“I, therefore, use this medium to appeal to our medical professionals to see the positive aspect of these gestures as an extension of development in the field of medicine.”