“COVID-19: Abuja Hospitals are rendering full services”

By Niyi Maraiyesa

The Health and Human Services Secretariat of the FCTA has announced that Hospitals in Abuja are rendering full services.

The acting secretary of the health and human services secretariat Dr Muhammed Kawu stated in a press release in Abuja Tuesday in reaction to a newspaper publication that published that the FCTA hospitals were currently rendering skeletal services due to the death of 20 medical doctors from COVID-19 is not correct.

According to Dr Mohammed Kawu said the current situation in FCTA hospitals as at Monday, 28th December, 2020 are as follows:

i.    All FCTA hospitals are operating at full capacity inclusive of emergencies for adults and children, delivery and maternity services, theatre services (operating 24 hour services), laboratory and pharmaceutical services, and hospital kitchens. All clinics will resume full services after the Christmas holidays on Tuesday, 29th of December, 2020.

ii.     While there had been incidences where COVID-19 positive patients had infected some medical personnel, these personnel and indeed the patients have been treated and discharged and the affected hospital areas fully decontaminated without any adverse effect on the overall functionality of the hospita

ii.i      According to records available to the FCTA, since the first case of COVID-19 was recorded in the FCT on March 27th 2020, a total of 4 doctors working in both public and private hospitals have regrettably succumbed to the disease. The latest, being a female doctor from Gwarimpa General hospital, who passed on two weeks ago and a private medical doctor over the last one week.

Kawu  appealed to residents of the FCT  to observe all health and safety protocols to contain the spread of the virus by observing physical distancing, frequent hand washing and facial coverings.