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General News of Tuesday, 7 April 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

We may have definitive cure for COVID-19 - Health Commissioner, Abayomi

Akin Abayomi Akin Abayomi

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said that plans for the clinical trial for COVID-19 treatment are in consideration.

Abayomi who spoke at a press briefing in Ikeja stated that a partnership with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and other institutions will be done towards the goal.

“There are a lot of research going on around the world, so it is possible that at some time in the near future, we will have what we may describe as a definitive cure for COVID-19.

“Indeed we are setting up our own clinical trials in Lagos in collaboration with other institutions and the NCDC and hopefully by this time next week, we should have started some clinical trials on our patients and on our staff in Lagos State,” he said.

Lagos State currently has the highest number of cases of COVID-19 with 120 people confirmed positive.

35 out of the 238 cases nationwide have been discharged after recovering.