Daga SANI AHMAD GIWA a Abuja
Cibiyar Kula da Cututtuka Masu Yaɗuwa ta Nijeriya (NCDC) ta ce, ƙasar ba ta cikin yanayi na fuskantar “mummunar barazana a yanzu” na vullar sabuwar cutar nan ta ‘Human Metapneumovirus’ (HMPV).
Yayin da ake nuna damuwa kan vullar cutar a wasu sassan duniya, Hukumar NCDC ta tabbatar wa ’yan Nijeriya cewa, ƙasar na cikin ƙoshin lafiya kuma babu wani abin fargaba.
“Bari na ce, babu wata babbar barazana a yanzu. ɗaya kenan. Na biyu, wannan cutar ta HMPV, ba sabuwar cuta ba ce. Kawai dai ba a san ta ba.
“Amma yana da tasiri a yawancin cututtukan numfashi a shekaru a cikin ƙasashe, musamman a yara, da tsofaffi,” inji Darakta-Janar na NCDC Jide Idris a ranar Alhamis a gidan talabijin na Channels yayin shirin Sunrise Daily wanda Manhaja ke sanya ke saka idanu.
“Kamar mura ta al’ada, tsohuwar ƙwayar cuta ko mura, ƙwayar cutar numfashi, ɗaya ce daga cikin abubuwan da ke haifar da matsalolin numfashi.”
Shugaban NCDC ya ce ƙasar na sa ido kan lamarin kuma tana cikin shirin ko-ta-kwana ba a samu rahoton ɓullar cutar a Nijeriya ba.
“Muna cikin wani yanayi na sa ido da faɗakarwa, don haka ne ma muke sake ɗaukar umarni daga WHO a duk duniya saboda ya kamata kowace ƙasa ta ba da rahoton samun irin wannan cutar, kowane hali; kowace matsala ga WHO – abubuwan da suke la’akari za su iya zama matsalolin duniya daga baya don su iya faɗakar da kowace ƙasa don yin shiri,” inji shi yayin nuna shirin karin kumallo.
“Abin da muke yi ke nan a Nijeriya. Mun fuskanci wasu manyan matsaloli – muna da Ebola, kuma muna da COVID. Da waɗannan biyun, mun haɓaka wasu iyakoki. Mun koyi darussanmu kuma mun sanya abubuwan more rayuwa. Don haka muna da kayayyakin kiwon lafiyar jama’a. Waɗannan su ne abubuwan da kuke buƙatar sanyawa a cikin tsammanin abubuwa kamar haka don kada ku fara gudanar da abubuwa a tsorace.”
Shugaban NCDC ya lissafa nisantar wuraren cunkoso, wanke hannu, da sauransu a matsayin wani ɓangare na matakan yaƙi da HMPV.
