Face shields not sufficient to protect against COVID-19, says NCDC

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday emphasised that the use of face shields is not sufficient to protect anyone from the infection of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.

From Moses Emorinken, Abuja

It however, said that face shields, which a lot of Nigerians are adopting, should not be used singly, but in addition with that face masks which have proven effective in protecting from the virus. He also explained that the loss of taste and smell have been seen to be symptoms of COVID-19. Ihekweazu therefore advised people with the above symptoms to quickly go for testing.

 

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