While there had been an ongoing controversy with the Nigerian Medical Association and various groups opposing the invitation of Chinese medical experts to Nigeria, the chairman Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 and Secretary to the
Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha said their presence was “purely advisory and for capacity building, especially on the protection of our front-line staff, utilisation as well as maintenance of the equipment that they have brought. They will not directly meet nor interact with our patients while in Nigeria.”
He said the Chinese were already undergoing the mandatory 14-day quarantine in Nigeria before they would engage in their primary role of providing guidance on usage and deployment of the equipment.
On the issue of face masks, the PTF chairman said the body was developing a national policy on its usage, explaining that Nigerians would be duly informed as soon as the policy was finalised.