The Federal Government says private hospitals that have been
treating Nigerians infected with coronavirus will remain shut till further
notice.
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the government
agency on the front line in the fight against coronavirus, confirmed this on
Tuesday.
It re-echoed the decision of the Lagos State Government that
the hospitals will not operate for now.
In an update received onTuesday afternoon, NCDC
advised those that have been to such facilities to go into isolation.
They are St Nicholas, Lagos Island branch; First Cardiology
Consultants Hospital, Ikoyi (where Abba Kyari died); St Edwards Hospital, Ajah;
Vedic Lifecare Hospital, Lekki; County Hospital, Ogba and Premier Specialist
Hospital, Victoria Island.
“Consequently, all staff and/or family members who may have
visited the hospital or staff who may have been in contact with anyone who
visited any of the above-listed hospitals between April 10th, 2020 and April
19th 2020, are required to immediately call NCDC HOTLINE 080097000010”, it
read.
On Monday, legal luminary Femi Falana condemned Nigerian
elites for acting above the law.
He wondered why rich Nigerians were shunning
government-approved Isolation Centres and going to private hospitals to treat
themselves
The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) told the federal and
state governments to immediately take decisive action on the matter.
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It is sad that our Government and Nigerians really think there should be segregation during this time. Timely and conscious effort is what is necessary for all to go through this pandemic alive when it ends. So it truly made no sense for Abba Kyari to have been in a private hospital when other Nigerians who are infected have been put in Isolation. No matter how much eulogies he receives after his death, it still remains that he could not be a worthy Nigerian. He simply could not just be part of the Nigeria that should work. He was never capable of doing just that.
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