COVID-19: Ekiti’s testing centre to commence operation this week- Fayemi
By Emmanuel Anele
Ado-Ekiti—Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has said the state’s Covid-19 testing centre, would commence operation before the end of the week.
Dr. Fayemi disclosed an on-the-spot assessment of facilities at the expanded Infectious Disease Unit at the Oba Adejugbe General Hospital, Ado-Ekiti.
“This week, we will be formally launching our testing centre at the teaching hospital. So, I’m confirming it to you.” Governor Fayemi told journalists after the inspection.
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He explained that the testing centre would help the state test as many people as possible as part of the government’s efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus in the state.
The Governor, who put the present capacity of the centre for Covid-19 patients at ten beds, stated that the state already has ten active patients, while the results of some contacts were being expected. The development, according to him, has justified the government’s plan to expand the centre to a 100-bed capacity.
According to Fayemi, “We are expanding our infectious disease hospital bed space, as you know we have just ten-bed space in the one we are using now but there is an increase and we have to prepare for the worse while we hope for the best.
“We want a reduction in the number of Covid-19 positive patients in the state, but right now, we have about ten active cases, that means all our beds there are fully occupied. So, we have had to then expand to a hundred- bed space. So, if we have any additional patients, we are prepared for them”
COVID-19: UBTH commences testing
By Emmanuel Anele
BENIN CITY – THE University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) yesterday commenced testing for COVID-19 following the validation of its testing centre by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The validation was announced by NCDC and echoed by the Edo State Hon. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Patrick Okundia.
The Public Relations Officer of the UBTH, Joshua Uwaila in a statement said the achievement was made possible by the collaboration between UBTH and the Centre for Excellence in Reproductive Health Innovation ( CERHI), University of Benin.
He said “The collaboration, initiated by the UBTH Chief Medical Director, Prof Darlington Obaseki, provided access to the use of the centre’s Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machine for COVID-19 testing.
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“With this new development, testing for COVID-19 for UBTH patients has become more efficient as traveling cost and time in handling test specimens have now been eliminated. This achievement adds traction to the fight against COVID-19 in Edo State.’
The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki had paid a visit to the UBTH Isolation Centre penultimate Thursday where he was also taken on a guided tour of UBTH Testing Centre among other facilities.
The Governor on that visit had stated that he was impressed with the Management of the Hospital especially the collaboration with the State Government in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic. The CMD of UBTH promised to continue to provide quality healthcare to all its patients and clients.
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