Dr Bowale Abimbola, the Chief Medical Director at the Mainland General Hospital Yaba where the Italian patient with coronavirus is being treated, has explained why himself and others do not go around wearing a facemask and other protective devices.
Over the weekend, Nigerians reacted negatively to photos of him and some staff speaking to the Italian man in the Isolation center without wearing any protectives.
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The Chief Medical Director, reacting to the comments, pointed out that there is no need to wear the mask when there is a reasonable distance between the patient and himself.
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