At least, 34 doctors in Kano State have tested positive to COVID-19, according to the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA).
NMA said on Tuesday that it has lost one of the doctors has died.
The Chairman, Dr Sanusi Bala said many of the doctors infected with the virus were working at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) while others worked for private clinics.
“Many of them were infected through normal clinical routines while attending to unsuspected COVID-19 cases,’’ he said and vowed that the association would henceforth protect its members.
Bala appealed to federal and state authorities to provide more protection for doctors by procuring Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Meanwhile, the spokesperson for AKTH, Mrs Hauwa Muhammed, said the hospital had since procured PPE and had distributed to frontline workers.
She said that the hospital management had ordered all consultants and Heads of Departments to train their staff on proper use of the PPE.
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