The Lagos State government has disclosed that seventeen
hospitals in the state have been exposed to Coronavirus.
The State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi disclosed
this even as more COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded in the state.
Abayomi had earlier confirmed two more deaths in the state.
The victims were a 45-year-old Indian returnee and a 36-year old Nigerian with
a severe underlying health condition.
The total number of COVID-19 related deaths in the state now
stands at 16.
Speaking during a briefing on the outbreak, Abayomi said the
government will partner with the private sector to manage COVID-19 if large
number of cases are recorded on a day-to-day basis.
He added that the state Ministry of Health, through one of
its agencies, Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFEMAA), is
decontaminating the hospitals’ facilities to help curb the spread of COVID-19.
“Some of the hospitals have also been told to stop admitting
patients until the process is complete.
“They have to go through a process of infection prevention
and control training of all their staff and if they go through the HEFAMAA
certification, they will receive guidelines on how to manage COVID-19 patients
in the future should the case arise where government will partner with private
sector to manage COVID-19.
“This scenario may present itself if we begin to see very
large number of cases on a day-to-day basis and the Lagos State facility may be
overwhelmed,” Abayomi said.
Presently, the number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus in
Nigeria stands at 665.
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