Lockdown Ease: Doctors hope Nigeria won't record thousands of deaths like Italy and US

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The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) has warned that the partial lifting of lockdown measures could lead to a massive chain of COVID-19 infections.

Dr. Lanre Olosunde, the Chairman of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), sounded the warning today.

He said the partial lifting of lockdown is not the best choice at the moment.

President Muhammadu Buhari had announced the gradual phasing out of the country’s lockdown in the FCT-Abuja, Ogun and Lagos States from May 4.


However, the ARD chairman said: “I think it is not the best choice at this time when we are seeing the evidence of active community spread of COVID-19.

“This is coupled with the fact that our testing capabilities are still far below what is required.

“I sincerely pray we won’t get to the number of the deaths recorded in Italy or that of United States,” he said.