Updating media on the latest donations by CACOVID in Lagos on Monday, the Managing Director and CEO of Aliko Dangote Foundation, who doubles as an administrator of CACOVID, Zouera Youssoufou, said the provision of oxygen to all the isolation centres across the country was made available by a key partner of CACOVID, Raj Gupta of African Industries Group, at no cost, immediately the request for oxygen was made from the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.
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This disclosure emerged at the first National Economic Council meeting of the year presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), with State Governors, Federal Capital Territory Minister, Central Bank of Nigeria Governor and other senior government officials in attendance.
WHO chief clinician Janet Diaz told a press conference from Geneva that there was no clear evidence that the use of remdesivir reduced the risk of death or the need for oxygen support.