…says clinical trials yet to yield conclusive resultTobi AworindeThe Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said the Federal Government has concluded plans for medical workers on the front line of the coronavirus outbreak to receive hazard allowances and life insurance coverage next week. Ehanire, who spoke during a special live programme of Channels Television in commemoration of Democracy Day, on Friday, stated that efforts were made to ensure that health workers were protected and incentivised. The minister noted that the Federal Government was conscious of the need to make personal protective equipment available for medical professionals treating COVID-19. The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Nigeria Institute of Medical Research in Yaba, NAFDAC and the organs – the Ministry of Science and Technology – are looking into these herbal remedies. As far as other medicines are concerned, we are working with the World Health Organisation Solidarity Trial to see what medicines may work.

Source: Punch June 12, 2020 23:26 UTC