A Nigerian Doctor Dies Of Coronavirus In Canada - Mamora

A Nigerian doctor, based in Italy, has died after a visit to Canada where he contracted coronavirus, this is according to the Minister of State for Health, Adeleke Mamora.

The minister made this disclosure during a media brief in Abuja, while updating the citizenry on the situation of the spread or lack thereof of the virus in the country.

He said, “We must be conscious of not being complacent, the price to pay for complacency is huge. I have heard people say that the black man’s gene is resistant and so COVID-19 is not for us.

“Don’t forget, some black men, even from Africa, even from Nigeria have died, unfortunately. We heard the story of one doctor who lived in Italy, a Nigerian, a black man.

“So we should not get carried away. There are a lot of things known about COVID-19 and there are still things unknown. We have to be very careful about believing claims that are yet to be fully validated.”

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The deceased doctor, Olumide Okunuga, who was a pathologist was aged 63.

On the issue of Nigeria closing its borders to other nationals in an effort to prevent an importation of it into the country, the minister said health officials were keeping eye on the situation.

“We are monitoring the situation and we have received an action guideline from the World Health Organisation. We’ll do it if it becomes necessary even before the of today,” he said.