A doctor treating COVID-19 patients at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Edo State has contracted the novel corona virus.

This was disclosed by the President of the National Association of Resident Doctors, ALIYU SOKOMBA, on a monitored programme in Lagos.

He says the health workers are not protected with any form of life insurance and there is no form of compensation for their efforts.

He further urged the government to prioritize the welfare and well being of doctors and other health workers who are on the front-line of fighting diseases.