Yemisi Izuora
The Lagos State Government has directed some hospitals observed to have been exposed to COVID-19 to stop admitting patients henceforth.
Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Health disclosed that 17 Lagos Hospitals have been exposed to COVID-19
Abayomi said the state Ministry of Health through one of its agencies Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFEMAA), is helping the hospitals decontaminate its facilties.
The Commissioner said, “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 numbers of cases on a day-to-day basis and the Lagos state facility may be overwhelmed.
Abayomi further revealed that the testing capacity has increased in the state, with each of the testing facilities testing 200 at a shift and a total of 1000 test per day.
