By MIKAIL MUMUNI
Information has emerged that Dr Chugbo Emeka who died in Lagos on Wednesday after getting infected by a COVID-19 patient he treated was not aware of the medical status of the patient.
The State Online equally gathered that the private hospital where the patient was treated did not also belong to the late Dr Emeka, but to a church (name withheld).
What was more, it was learnt that the late doctor was invited to the hospital to help take delivery of a pregnant and not to treat a sick patient.
A reliable source who spoke with The State Online on the matter said “the late Dr Chugbo Emeka was an Obstetrics and Gynecology (O& G) specialist of many years standing. He was invited by a colleague on duty at a clinic belonging to a church to help take delivery of a pregnant woman. The COVID-19 status of the pregnant woman was not disclosed to him. It was wrong as been peddled in the media that he admitted a COVID-19 positive patient to his hospital and was treating her privately.”
The source added that “ Dr Emeka was not a careless person, he was just a victim of circumstances. He was invited by a professional colleague whom he trusted to help take delivery of a pregnant woman. Although the woman died of COVID-19 and Dr Emeka also died of the virus, but to the glory of God, the child is alive.”