“In event of overflow, we can require hotels and school dormitories to be prepared for level 1 (Quarantine) and level 2 Isolation (of COVID-19 positive with zero or mild symptoms), to free hospital beds to be dedicated to level 3, (moderate to severe cases) and level 4, (high dependency and Intensive care unit),” Ehanire said.
According to him, there have been complaints of inadequate bed spaces, especially in Lagos which has 4,012 patients, the highest in Nigeria. Even as Nigeria has confirmed a total of 8,733 COVID-19 patients, the minister assured that the situation in the country would not enter into horrific scenes of bed space shortages seen in some European hospitals.
He said: “We are, not surprisingly, worried about the increasing number of COVID-19 confirmed cases; first because every life matters, but also because of the capacity of our health system to cope. “Nigeria presently has over 112 treatment and isolation centres in the 36 states and FCT with over 5,000 beds, but not all states have made it up to at least 300 beds prescribed for isolation and treatment. “I had the privilege of commissioning one of such center yesterday (Wednesday), a re-purposed hospital in Benin City, Edo State, with 300 beds, including ICU and an Edo State-owned PCR testing laboratory. “We need to continue increasing bed capacity to match the probable number of patients so that we do not experience horrific scenes of bed space shortages seen in some European hospitals.from dailytrust
23 comments:
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. I don't know why this post got me laughing at first. It's okay.๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
GOD please ๐๐ help us because I'm just tired of the whole thing ๐..
This was not how 2020 should be , I'm serious sad .
This is getting really scary.
God help us. Please lets ensure to adhere to the directives of the health guidance. ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
.Whatever they can do to make life more bearable for patients is welcomed๐
God help Nigeria to overcome๐
I learnt that one of the things that was present in the controversial infectious diseases bill was that the government will have the right to use individuals houses and all to house patients when the need arises like this time. Don't know if I'm right or wrong .Is this it?
Hmmmmm,it is well with us
I don tire for this corona virus matter oooo
Asian very funny silly talk
It is well o
And we are hopping schools are reopening soon. Hmmm
Metshweeeee
Hmm๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
Na wa๐ข
Funny and annoying
What happened to all other Fed govt owned structures and recovered properties. They aren't proactive, else they shld have renovated those abandoned structures like...
God help Us in this Naija o
There is no COVID-19 in Nigeria. All these are politics. If Nigeria has this virus, believe me, it would have increased to 50000p patients and people will be dying like insects. Open your eyes you see what am seeing
God please have mercy on your children,this is getting out of hand.
Funny and disappointing i must say
I tell you @onomebonny. That no hope of schools opening soon o.
Even yesterday peopled died from the complications of this virus in port harcourt and you're saying there is no virus ?
The Government is fabricating numbers like the fabricated elections.
I personally believe that they're even under reporting the cases ,
My sister inlaw is a medical Dr and another of my sister works with government so I know this .
God please help us.
For which patient?
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