COVID-19: Lagos inaugurates another isolation centre

Babajide Sanwo-Olu,  governor of Lagos, inaugurated a 70-bed COVID-19 isolation and treatment centre within the premises of Landmark Exhibition Centre in Eti-Osa local government area, on Wednesday.

The centre was constructed by the state chapter of a group known as Young President Organisation (YPO).

The centre has a 10-bed intensive care isolation unit, four ventilators, monitors, respirators, mobile x-ray, ultrasound and oxygen equipment.

At the unveiling, the governor said the facility would provide additional capacity to support the already existing isolation facilities in the state.

He said the facility signifies a working and fruitful collaboration between the public and the private sector.

The governor maintained that the facility was a clear demonstration and commitment of his administration to an all-inclusive system of governance.

“What we have seen here today is another demonstration of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) collaboration between the State government and a Consortium; the Young President Organisation which is peopled by crop of professionals from different fields coming together to fund this laudable project,” he said.

While commending YPO for the project, Sanwo-Olu said the facility had been taken over by the state government but would be operated by the government in collaboration with the organisation.

He expressed satisfaction at the level of preparedness of the medical professionals that would operate the facility, saying it is ready to start admitting patients.

Eighty clinical and non-clinical staff, including doctors, nurses and intensive care professionals, who had undergone training on Infection Prevention and Control, as well as COVID-19 case management, would operate the facility.

Already, the state has a 110-bed isolation facility at Onikan and another 100-bed capacity centre at the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba.