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Resident doctors embark on indefinite strike over COVID-19 fears

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The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Abuja chapter has embarked on an indefinite strike over anxiety and the fear of the spread of the deadly coronavirus also known as COVID-19.

This declaration was made in Abuja, the nation’s capital, on Tuesday by ARD President, Roland Aigbovo, who said that the decision was reached after extensive deliberation on the health threat posed by the coronavirus scare, their work conditions, and patient care.

Aigbovo also lamented that doctors were in financial distress as the FCT Administration had failed to pay them basic salaries for more than two months while stating further that repeated warnings and ultimatum have failed to yield positive results.

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He added that other health workers also affected will join the mass action within 48 hours if their demands “which are the same as ours are not met.”

This development comes after the third case of coronavirus was recorded in Nigeria’s business capital of Lagos State.

This was revealed on Tuesday by Akin Abayomi, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health in a post on his official Twitter where he further informed that the case is that of a 30-year-old Nigerian lady who returned to Lagos from the United Kingdom on March 13.

Abayomi who intimated that the woman is a member of Non- Government Organization community said that she is now in isolation and receiving care at the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba.

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