President of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, Dr Temitope Hussain said it was not true that 17 doctors died of COVID -19 in the hospital.
Dr Hussain in a statement he personally signed and made available to journalists by the hospital Public Relations Officer, Mr Toye Akinrinlola, denied ever granting an interview saying 17 doctors died of COVID-19 complications.
The statement was titled, “17 doctor’s death at UCH Ibadan: A false media report.”
Describing the report as fictitious, he said: “My attention has been drawn to some media reports suggesting that I claimed in an interview that 17 doctors had died of COVID-19 complications at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. These false reports, which are also surfacing on social media, are fictitious and embarrassing,” he said.
Dr Hussain added: “The reports claimed that I granted an interview to a reporter, during which I made the claim. It was first published by the online version of a reputable national daily, but has since been corrected.”
He stated further that: “Since the publication of the claim, I have received several calls from friends and relations from home and abroad to ascertain the authenticity of the report, thereby bringing me great embarrassment.”
