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ABUJA, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Nigeria faces oxygen supply
challenges to treat coronavirus patients in parts of the country
and unacceptable laboratory delays as case numbers rose to the
highest recorded in a single week, health authorities said on
Tuesday.
The new warnings from Nigerian officials come as the
resurgent virus strikes across much of the world, bringing
greater case loads and hospitalisations.
"There is an on-going review of the chain for the supply of
medical oxygen for our medical facilities across the nation,"
said Boss Mustapha, chairman of Nigeria's coronavirus task
force, naming the capital of Abuja as an area of concern.
Labs' "inability to function optimally has resulted in
unacceptable levels of delay in receiving results," he added,
calling on Nigeria's state governments to reopen all
laboratories, ensure prompt testing and keep open treatment
centres. "This is not helping our national response."
Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, has recorded few
coronavirus cases compared to others on the continent. Since the
beginning of the pandemic, officials count 84,811 as of Tuesday
evening, with 1,264 deaths.
South Africa, with a population little more than a quarter
of Nigeria's, has recorded 1 million cases.
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