Abstract
Coronavirus is no longer a new virus in virology. The current coronavirus called <i>COVID-19</i> considering its powerful pathogenicity and transmissibility as confirmed to be more infectious than severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-COV) and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-COV). The study employed in this study is a review of research articles, news and updates on coronavirus (<i>COVID-19</i>) in the area of Nigerian situation, medical laboratory testing and management of the pandemic, based on the political economy of the virus and provided recommendations for Federal School of Medical Laboratory Technology (Science), Jos as an institution and Nigeria through Federal Ministry of Health. The institution contributes to control of the pandemic through provision of hygiene products while expanding her diagnostic services to include <i>COVID-19</i> diagnosis.
Highlights
Federal Ministry of Health [1] announced her first case of COVID-19 on 27th February 2020 to have come from an Italian doing a business with Ogun State
The situation and unabated increase in the number of infected Nigerians has made all activities in Nigeria to a standstill by the stay at home orders from the federal to state governments which is binding on the Federal School of Medical Laboratory Technology, Jos
The Federal School as a training and research institution forms a committee to review the coronavirus (COVID-19) and that prompts this paper aimed at proffering a solution towards prevention, management and treatment of the pandemic for the institution, state, Nigeria and the world at large
Summary
Federal Ministry of Health [1] announced her first case (index case) of COVID-19 on 27th February 2020 to have come from an Italian doing a business with Ogun State. The coronavirus is believed to have come from Hunan Seafood Market in Wuhan China. This was based on Chinese Health Authority report of a type of pneumonia that could not be understood as at 31st December 2019 [2,3]. The Federal School as a training and research institution forms a committee to review the coronavirus (COVID-19) and that prompts this paper aimed at proffering a solution towards prevention, management and treatment of the pandemic for the institution, state, Nigeria and the world at large.
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