Coronavirus: This is The Time for Government to Provide Sophisticated Equipment for Hospitals – Abiara

A popular cleric, Prophet Samuel Abiara, has urged world leaders to seek God’s intervention by convening national prayer sessions in addition to proactive medical measures being taken to stop further spread of the COVID 19 pandemic.

Abiara, who is a former General Evangelist, Christ Apostolic Church, said that the killer virus would mysteriously fizzle out the same way it came but said ll legitimate means should be deployed in combating the scourge.

Speaking during a press conference held on the coronavirus pandemic at the Christ Apostolic Church, Agbala Itura, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, the renowned cleric lamented the poor state of health facilities in the country.

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“There is a need for Federal Government to equip both the big hospitals and the primary health centres.

“This is the time for government to provide sophisticated equipment in our hospitals. If this is done, the rich and the political office holders would not engage in medical tourism as being done today.

“The trend is partly responsible for capital flight. But, if our hospitals are well equipped with sophisticated equipment, the people would no longer be attracted to travelling overseas for medical care. As such, in situations such as this, the country would not be badly hit.

“I can say that what is happening currently in the world is a warning sign that Jesus Christ is coming. Let the whole world be prepared. God doesn’t want anybody to perish, so COVID 19 will fizzle away the same way it came. It is only prayer that can solve this problem because science cannot explain so many things about it.

Let the presidents of nations of the world proclaim one day and one night prayer and coronavirus would disappear”.

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Speaking on the government’s directives that social distance, he said, “We shall obey the rules and maintain social distance.

“The coming service may not be different from the way we use to observe it in the past but we shall definitely review things by avoiding handshakes during service,” he added.

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