In the outbreak of Coronavirus in China, Italy and other parts of the country, the Minister of State for Health, Adeleke Mamora has revealed that a Nigerian doctor has died from the virus.
The 63-year-old Pathalogist doctor, Olumide Okunuga who lives in Italy contacted the virus while visiting Canada.
Addressing journalists on Monday in Abuja, Mamora disclosed the situation of the COVID-19 in the country.
“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,” he said.
“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.”
Recall that last week, another Nigerian doctor died of the virus in the United Kingdom.
This proves false the notion that blacks are not affected by the virus.
