Nigerians have expressed disgust at the arrival of Chinese medical personnel and equipment into the country to fight the Coronavirus pandemic.
The Nigeria Medical Association and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria had earlier kicked against the plan to bring in Chinese medical personnels into the country for the purpose of tackling the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Chinese medical team came into the country on Wednesday to help the government fight the Coronavirus pandemic gradually spreading across the country. The 15-man medical team arrived Abuja, Nigeria in a chartered Air Peace aircraft.
The Presidential Task Force had announced the arrival of the team. The minister of state, health, Olorunnimbe Mamora, said the medical personnels are in Nigeria with the equipment needed to tackle COVID-19 .
Government had earlier announced the medical experts would be coming into the country to support its fight against COVID-19.
The experts are to be sharing their experience after making progress in the fight against Covid-19 in China where the pandemic started.