The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has commissioned a 180-bed Coronavirus treatment and isolation centre.
The centre is located at the Gbagada General Hospital.
According to the Lagos State Ministry of Health (LSMOH) via it’s Twitter handle, the centre will be manned by health workers highly skilled in infection prevention and control.
Lagos has 976 COVID-19 infections with 756 of them active.
#COVID19Lagos Update
Breaking! @jidesanwoolu Commissions 118-bed Isolation and Treatment Centre at Gbagada General Hospital.@NigeriaGov@followlasg@drobafemihamzat@DigiCommsNG@WHONigeria@Mr_JAGss@toluogunlesi@CoolFMNigeria@nmanigeria@Fmohnigeria@NCDCgov@TheNationNews pic.twitter.com/Pg88eB0R0c
— LSMOH (@LSMOH) May 1, 2020
The 118-bed Isolation facility would be manned by highly skilled volunteer health workers trained in Infection Prevention and Control as well as #COVID19 case management@ProfAkinAbayomi@gbenga_omo@ARISEtv @TVCconnect@MobilePunch@lagostraffic961 @GuardianNigeria@channelstv pic.twitter.com/MMJ0bUp3sH
— LSMOH (@LSMOH) May 1, 2020