Nigerian comedian and content creator, Sydney Talker has allegedly contracted the deadly coronavirus and he claims to have been refused a test by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control.

Sydney who appears to be in dire need of medical attention has called the attention of Nigerians as the NCDC refused to test him for coronavirus after he reached out to the agency.

According to him, he started showing symptoms of the dreaded virus about a week ago and he reached out to the NCDC immediately but was denied a test and told to call back once he started developing fever or find his way to the nearest hospital.

The twitter community thought it was one of his infamous skits but everyone became more convinced after he shared videos of himself gasping for breath and trying to feel his toes and legs that were numb according to him.

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Watch the video below:

Check his long thread of tweets and video below:

Good afternoon everyone.

I’m sharing my personal experience with our failed healthcare system especially on its inability to respond promptly to this COVID-19 epidemic.#TheAverageNigerian #FailedHealthCare #FailedHealthCareSystem

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— тнe тowel gυy (@sydney_talker) March 27, 2020

A week ago, I came down with some symptoms similar to that of COVID-19. I tried the @NCDCgov hotlines several times for about 2 days before I got a response stating that since I have not started showing ALL signs & symptoms plus I have no recent international travel history—

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— тнe тowel gυy (@sydney_talker) March 27, 2020

—or contact with a confirmed COVID-19 patient I wouldn’t be attended to.

I took to Twitter later that day expressing my displeasure for the response I got and most people including the @NCDCgov dismissed it as a skit or probably an attention seeking video.

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— тнe тowel gυy (@sydney_talker) March 27, 2020

My symptoms continued to persist and I reached out to the @LSMOH through the hotlines all to no avail before contacting them on Twitter via @08000CORONA where I got a call the following morning.

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— тнe тowel gυy (@sydney_talker) March 27, 2020

I was told to get a cough syrup and mix lemon in hot water and take these liquids every morning and evening.

I carried out these practices for 2 days with a little relief or so I thought, up until yesterday where I had serious difficulty breathing.

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— тнe тowel gυy (@sydney_talker) March 27, 2020

I was rushed to a private hospital where I was rejected because of my symptoms, and was referred to the Mainland Hospital (Formerly Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, Lagos).

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— тнe тowel gυy (@sydney_talker) March 27, 2020

Upon my arrival at the Mainland Hospital, the doctors on ground reluctantly attended to the case after questioning me.

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— тнe тowel gυy (@sydney_talker) March 27, 2020

Some of the doctors dismissed it almost immediately stating that the signs and symptoms plus possible confirmed contact did not fit the profile of a COVID 19 case.

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— тнe тowel gυy (@sydney_talker) March 27, 2020

A sample was eventually collected for testing after we insisted on NOT leaving without a test being carried out. While the test was ongoing 2 persons were immediately admitted into the Isolation Ward based on the fact that they had possible contact with a confirmed case.

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— тнe тowel gυy (@sydney_talker) March 27, 2020

We were later referred again from the Mainland Hospital to Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) for medical examination.

On getting to LUTH we were halted at the entrance of the Accident & Emergency Ward and told to wait outside.

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— тнe тowel gυy (@sydney_talker) March 27, 2020

We were questioned from a distance on the symptoms I was experiencing.

After questioning, the doctor said this was a possible case of COVID 19 and referred us back to Mainland Hospital Yaba stating that they do not have adequate gear and facilities to handle such a case.

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— тнe тowel gυy (@sydney_talker) March 27, 2020

All these took place within the hours of 11pm and 5am while I was still having difficulty breathing, dry cough and my hands and feet were numb.

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— тнe тowel gυy (@sydney_talker) March 27, 2020

We eventually decided to head back home as there was no HOPE in sight of being attended to. We placed a call across to a Nigerian trained Consultant based in the US who prescribed some medications to subdue the symptoms and instructed us to carry out certain tests.

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— тнe тowel gυy (@sydney_talker) March 27, 2020