The management of leading health institution, St. Nicholas Hospital, has announced that it will be suspending services at its Lagos Island branch for two weeks.
According to the management, the decision follows what it calls an exposure to COVID-19.
Its Clinical Director, Ebun Bamgboye, said the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) had been contacted over the development.
The statement read:
“This is to inform you about of the suspension of our services in St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagos Island branch for a period of 2 weeks.
“This decision is as a result of exposure to COVID -19. We have contacted the NCDC and as at 18th of April 2020, our facility had been decontaminated by the Lagos state government.
“The safety of all our staff and patients is of paramount importance to us. As such, we are complying with the directive of the HEFAMAA to suspend our services for 2 weeks (Saturday 18th April 2020 — Saturday 2′ May 2020).
