Nigeria is reportedly set to face a major setback in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic, as COVID-19 cases are rising compared to bed-spaces available for patients that are being treated for the disease.
On Sunday, COVID-19 cases in the country rose to 12,486 with 8,527 of them active and 3,959 patients discharged.
Checkout Magazine gathered that the Federal Ministry of Health presently stated the availability of just 6,994 bed-spaces nationwide for COVID-19 patients.
PUNCH however reports that only few states such as Lagos and Kano were battling with a shortage of bed-spaces.
In the wake of a possible inadequacy of bedspaces, the Nigerian government had previously considered the option of home treatment of Covid-19 patients.
The Federal Ministry of Health told PUNCH that this treatment method would not be adopted for coronavirus patients with underlying conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases.
This is according to Director of Hospital Services, Dr Adebimpe Adebiyi, who noted that states were making efforts to increase the number of bed-spaces for COVID-19 patients.
She also explained the criteria that must be met by COVID-19 patients and their families before home treatment could be granted.
