The president of the Nigerian Medical Association, Dr. Francis Adedayo Faduyile has expressed the difficulty of taking out sports from the pandemic of COVID-19 because a lot of sporting events cannot hold in Nigeria.
Dr. Faduyile, a Lagos based consultant pathologist in an exclusive interview with Sports247.ng top Sports Journalist, Ubong Bassey expressed displeasure about the unfortunate state of the health in Nigeria because the Corona virus (Covid-19) is transmitted through aerosol in which Sports men and women breathe heavily around themselves especially in contact sports.
Dr. Faduyile continued,”It will be very easy for Sports men and women to contract the virus if they continue in that state. “This had formed the basis why the Sports events have been postponed and stopped,.”
Dr. Faduyile who is an associate professor/honorary consultant at the Lagos State University College of Medicine/Teaching Hospital explained that, “The virus does not know a sports man or woman from a non sports man and woman, it attacks everybody the same way.”
“That is why we cannot have a different drug or prescription for Sports men and women different for the general populace.”
He said, “It is believed that the body immunity will overcome the viral illness after some days and the immunity will make the patient to recover from the viral disease either through treatment or not. The Ministry of health and the medical profession appeals that it is only healthy people that can engage in Sporting try events, let’s clear the world of Covid-19 so that we can have people who can do sports without having the fear of contracting this disease. ”
On a final note, Dr. Faduyile concluded that,” It is unfortunate that there is little anyone can do until we are either able to get a vaccine or if possible a cure for Covid-19.”
